Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 29P
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The three isomeric compounds that were formed when 1,2-dibromodecane was treated with potassium hydroxide in aqueous ethanol are to be identified.

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Vicinal dihalides, upon reaction with a strong base, undergo dehydrohalogenation to produce alkenes having a halogen atom attached to one of the double bonded carbon atoms.

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In a dehydrohalogenation reaction, a halogen atom and a hydrogen atom are eliminated from the adjacent carbon atoms.

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Reaction of these alkenes with a strong base like sodium amide converts them into alkynes.

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