1,2-Dibromoethane reacts with alcoholic KOH to yield a product X. The hybridisation states of the carbons present in X, respectively, are

JEE Main Chemistry question

1,2-Dibromoethane reacts with alcoholic KOH to yield a product . The hybridisation states of the carbons present in , respectively, are

(A)Correct
(B)
(C)
(D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

1,2-Dibromoethane is a vicinal dihalide, and alcoholic KOH brings about double dehydrohalogenation (two successive E2 eliminations) on such a substrate to give an alkyne rather than

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