Solveeit Logo
Login

Question

Question: 1-chlorobutane reacts with alcoholic KOH to form....

1-chlorobutane reacts with alcoholic KOH to form.

A

1-butene

B

2-butane

C

1-butanol

D

2-butanol

Answer

1-butene

Explanation

Solution

CH3CH2CH2CH2−Cl+KOH(alc.)→CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{2} - Cl + KOH(\text{alc.}) \rightarrow

CH3CH2−CH=CH2+KCl+H2O1-butene\underset{\text{1-butene}}{CH_{3}CH_{2} - CH = CH_{2} + KCl + H_{2}O}