Practice question
Question
What is the major alkene formed by dehydrohalogenation of CH₃CH(Br)CH₃ with alcoholic KOH ?
Explanation
Dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromopropane with alcoholic KOH follows Zaitsev's rule, forming the more substituted alkene, CH₃CH=CH₂ (propene).
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