Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Dehydration is an example of a 1,2-elimination reaction in which an alcohol loses one water molecule, forming an alkene.
• B) Dehydrohalogenation is an example of a 1,2 elimination reaction in which an organic molecule loses one water molecule and a halogen atom to produce an alkyne.
• C) There is only one possible mechanistic pathway for an elimination reaction, called the E1 mechanism.
• D) 1,2-elimination reactions are frequently in competition with addition reactions.
• E) Dehydration and dehydrohalogenation are two distinct steps in every 1,2-elimination reaction.

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