JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALCOHOLS & PHENOLS & ETHERS

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The ease of dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halide with alcoholic KOH is

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Correct option: B

{3^ \circ } > {2^ \circ } > {1^ \circ }

Option B (

{3^ \circ } > {2^ \circ } > {1^ \circ }

) is correct because the ease of dehydrohalogenation follows the stability of the alkene formed, with tertiary alkyl halides forming more substituted and stable alkenes.

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