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Given below are two statements : Statement I : Alcohols are formed when alkyl chlorides are treated with aqueous potassium hydroxide by elimination reaction. Statement II : In alcoholic potassium hydroxide, alkyl chlorides form alkenes by abstracting the hydrogen from the β-carbon. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

1. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Correct answer: Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Solution

Statement I is incorrect because alcohols are typically formed through substitution reactions rather than elimination when using aqueous potassium hydroxide. Statement II is correct as it accurately describes the elimination reaction where alkenes are formed by the removal of hydrogen from the β-carbon in the presence of alcoholic potassium hydroxide.

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