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Treatment of alkyl halides with aq. KOH leads to the formation of alcohols , while presence of alc. KOH what products are formed ? |
Answer» `to` Treatment of alkyl halides with aq. KOH leads to the formation of alcohols . Here Nucleophilic substitution reaction takes place. Eg : `C_(2)H_(5) Cl + "aq." KOH to C_(2) H_(5) OH + KCl` `to` Treatment of alkyl halides with alc. KOH leads to the formation of alkenes . Here elimination reaction takes place . Eg : `C_(2)H_(5) Cl + "alc." KOH to C_(2)H_(4) + KCl + H_(2)O` |
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