EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-1996

  • question_answer
    Dehydrohalogenation of ethyl iodide gives:

    A)  acetylene          

    B)  methane

    C)  ethane               

    D)  ethylene

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                     Dehydrohalogenation of ethyl iodide takes place by alcoholic KOH and gives ethylene as: \[H-\underset{H}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-\underset{I}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-H+\underset{Alc.}{\mathop{KOH}}\,\] \[\underset{\text{Ethylene}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}=C{{H}_{2}}}}\,+KI+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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