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Halohydrin reaction?

kch - 24-7-2013 at 18:57

How do halohydrins react in the presence of sulfuric acid? Does the halogen leave or does the OH leave? Or is it mixed?

bfesser - 24-7-2013 at 20:23

This really sounds like homework help. Why don't you take an educated guess, and explain your reasoning, and then we can help you from there?

kch - 25-7-2013 at 06:05

I believe that in the presence of H2SO4, an elimination reaction will occur in which the OH group leaves to form an alkene. I say OH is the leaving group because it is larger in size than the halogen.