What is the product formed when ethyl tetrahalide undergoes dehalogenation?

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18 Mar 2019
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Upon dehalogenation of ethyl tetrahalide, the compound loses halogen atoms leading to the formation of ethyne (acetylene). Ethene and ethyl halide are not the primary products in this reaction, and although multiple products may form under different conditions, ethyne is the main expected product.

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