1,2-dibromopropane is heated with one mole of alcoholic KOH. The reaction is expected to produce

Options

A. 3-bromopropene
B. 2-bromopropene
C. 1-bromopropene
D. all of these

Answer

D

Explanation

1,2- Dibromopropane undergoes dehydrohalogena-tion on treatment with one mole of alcoholic `KOH`. Depending upon which `beta` hydrogen and which `alpha` halogen is taken out, we expect to get any of these products.