Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides leads to the formation of .
A
alcohols
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B
alkenes
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C
alkanes
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Solution
The correct option is B alkenes Dehydrohalogenation is β−elimination reaction. Here, hydrogen is removed from the β- carbon along with removal of halogen from α- carbon. A bond is formed between these two carbon atoms. Thus, an alkene is formed. For example -