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Question
Discuss β - elimination reaction.
Short Note
Solution
β elimination reaction: When an alkyl halide with at least one β - hydrogen atom is cooked in alcoholic KOH, the halogen atom is removed from the β - carbon and the hydrogen atom from the α - carbon, yielding an alkene.
e.g. β - elimination of 2-bromobutane:
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