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Question
Identify the major product formed when 2-cyclohexylchloroethane undergoes a dehydrohalogenation reaction. Name the reagent which is used to carry out the reaction.
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Solution
The major product formed when 2-cyclohexylchloroethane undergoes dehydrohalogenation reaction is 1- cyclohexylethene. The reagent which is used to carry out the reaction is ethanolic KOH.
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