Q. Dehydrohalogenation of an alkyl halide is a/an

A) Nucleophilic substitution reaction
B) Elimination reaction
C) Both nucleophilic substitution and elimination reaction
D) Rearrangement
Explanation

(b)
(i) In nucleophilic substitution reaction more powerful nucleophile replaces weaker nucleophile.
(ii) In rearrangement reaction atoms replace their position within molecule.
(iii) In elimination reaction small molecules $(e.g.,\ H_{2}O,\ NH_{3})$ are lost.
$R - CH_{2}CH_{2}Cl + KOH\ (alc.)\overset{\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \mathrm{\Delta}\ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}RCH = CH_{2} + KCl + H_{2}O$
$\because KCl\ and\ H_{2}O$molecules are lost during reaction.
$\therefore$ It is an elimination reaction.

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