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Question
How do you convert:
2-bromobutane to but-2-ene
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{2-Bromobutane}{CH3CH(Br)CH2CH3} + alc{.}KOH -> \underset{2But-2-ene}{CH3CH = CHCH3} + KBr + H2O}\]
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