NCERT Exercise 6.20 - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question: The treatment of alkyl chlorides with aqueous KOH leads to the formation of alcohols but in the presence of alcoholic KOH, alkenes are major products. Explain.

Answer: Work from the relevant NCERT mechanism, definition, or quantitative relation for this exercise.

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