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When 2-bromobutane reacts with alcoholic...

When `2-`bromobutane reacts with alcoholic `KOH,` the reaction is called

A

halogenation

B

hydrogenation

C

chlorination

D

dehydrohalogenation

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D
We know that when haloakanes are boiled with alcoholic solutionn of potassium hydroxide, halide (HX) resulting in formation of hydrogen halide (HX) resulting in formation of alkene. This reaction is called dehydro-halogenation. S
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