Question

Which of the following is not alpha beta elimination? (a) dehydration of alcohols (b) dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides (c) dehalogenation of vicinal dibromides (d) dehydrohalogenation of chloroform​

Answer 1

Concept Introduction:-

Elimination is the whole elimination or demolition of something.

Explanation:-

We have been provided a question

We need to choose from the given alternatives the correct option

The correct option is $(d)$ dehydrohalogenation of chloroform​

It is because when we use Alcoholic potassium hydroxide i.e, KOH as a reagent, the negative part of the reagent, that is OH it acts a base and abstracts the beta Hydrogen from the saturated substrate( alkyl halide) present and transforms it to an alkene in the product, thereby undergoing Elimination reaction.

Final Answer:-

The correct answer is option $(d)$ dehydrohalogenation of chloroform​.

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