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Alkyl halides give alcohol with aqueous KOH whereas in the presence of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are formed. Give reasons.
Alkyl halides give alcohol with aqueous KOH whereas in the presence of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are formed. Give reasons.
Updated On: Feb 25, 2025
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- Aqueous KOH favors nucleophilic substitution (SN1/SN2) reactions, where OH− acts as a nucleophile, forming alcohols.
- Alcoholic KOH, due to the presence of alkoxide ions (RO−), is a stronger base and favors the elimination (E2) reaction, leading to alkene formation.
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