Question

Ethanolic $KOH$ gives

• A. dehalogenation reactions
• B. dehydrogenation reactions
• C. dehydrohalogenation reactions
• D. substitution reactions

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Ethanolic KOH removes hydrogen and halogen atoms from a haloalkane, thus it is a dehydrohalogenating reagent and gives the same type of reactions.