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Elimination Reactions

Exercise.1:

A.   Please complete the following statements.

  1. When an alkyl halide is heated with aq. KOH ....................... takes place but when heated with alcoholic KOH ............................ takes place.
  2. The side products in an elimination reaction involving an alkyl halide and alcoholic KOH are ..............................................
  3. Removal of elements of water from an alcohol is also an elimination reaction, more specifically it is called ............................. this would convert an alcohol to ..........................
  4. Elimination is a method of creating a .................................. in a molecule.
  5. Differentiate hydrogenation and dehydrohalogenation.

B.    Please complete the following reactions. In each case the reactant is heated with alcoholic KOH.  Also note that in some cases more than one product is possible. Give the IUPAC names of the reactants and products.

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