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Identify the major product and the mechanism for the following elimination reaction:CH3CH2Br + KOH → ?

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The major product for this elimination reaction is CH2=CH2  ethene  and the mechanism is E2  bimolecular elimination .Here's the step-by-step mechanism for the reaction:1. The KOH  potassium hydroxide  acts as a strong base in this reaction. The hydroxide ion  OH-  from KOH abstracts a -hydrogen  a hydrogen atom on the carbon adjacent to the carbon attached to the bromine atom  from the CH3CH2Br molecule.2. Simultaneously, the electrons from the C-H bond form a double bond between the two carbons  C=C , and the C-Br bond breaks, releasing the bromide ion  Br- .3. The final products are ethene  CH2=CH2  and potassium bromide  KBr .The overall reaction can be written as:CH3CH2Br + KOH  CH2=CH2 + KBr
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