JEE Main Chemistry question

1-Chlorobutane on reaction with alcoholic KOH gives:

(A)1-buteneCorrect
(B)1-butanol
(C)2-butene
(D)2-butanol

Answer: (A)

Solution

As with the earlier analogous question, alcoholic KOH promotes E2 elimination on this primary halide; since the chlorine is on the terminal carbon, there is only

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