WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2011

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    The ease of dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halide with alcoholic KOH is

    A)  \[{{3}^{o}}<{{2}^{o}}<{{1}^{o}}\]                            

    B)  \[{{3}^{o}}>{{2}^{o}}>{{1}^{o}}\]

    C)  \[{{3}^{o}}<{{2}^{o}}>{{1}^{o}}\]                            

    D)  \[{{3}^{o}}>{{2}^{o}}<{{1}^{o}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     According to Saytzeff rule, any alkyl halide that gives a more highly substituted(more    stable) alkene undergoes dehydrohalogenation faster than the one which gives a less highly substituted (less stable) alkene. Thus, the ease of dehydrohalogenation of different alkyl halides having the same halogen decreases in the order tertiary \[({{3}^{o}})>\] secondary \[({{2}^{o}})>\] primary \[({{1}^{o}}).\]


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