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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
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Write the names of the main products obtained when Bromoethane is treated with an alcoholic KOH solution. 

Solution

When bromoethane react with Alcoholic potassium hydroxide, it give ethene as main product.
stack CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 minus Br with Bromoethane below space plus space KOH left parenthesis alc right parenthesis space space rightwards arrow with Sodium space bromide on top stack space CH subscript 2 with Ethene below space equals space CH subscript 2 space plus space KBr space plus straight H subscript 2 straight O