Haloalkanes produce mixture of olefins-say true or false and justify y

1.	Haloalkanes produce mixture of olefins-say true or false and justify your answer.
Answer» Solution :True. Some haloalkanes yield a mixture of olefins in different amounts. It is explained by Saytzeff's rule, which states that 'In a dehydrohalogenation reaction, the preferred product is that ALKENE which has more number of alkyl groups attached to the DOUBLY bonded carbon (more substituted double BOND is FORMED). Example: `underset("2-Bromopropane")(CH_(3)-underset(Br)underset(\|)(C)H-CH_(2)-CH_(3))`.

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