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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

What will happen if we react C2H4 with alcoholic KOH and aqueous KOH?

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Alcoholic KOH follows E2 mechanism and goves ethene upon reaction with alkyl halide. While aqueous KOH generates cation. Although there`s no reaction of ethene with either of these.