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The conversion of 2,3-dibromobutane to 2...

The conversion of 2,3-dibromobutane to 2-butene with Zn is:

A

Redox reaction

B

`alpha`-Elimination

C

`beta` -Elimination

D

Both `alpha`- elimination and redox reaction

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C
`CH_3 - undersetHunderset|overset(Br)overset(|)C - underset(H)underset(|)overset(Br)overset(|)C- CH_3 underset(Delta)overset(Zn//CH_3OH)to CH_3 - CH = CH - CH_3`
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