Elimination of Alternate Non-Terminal Alkyl Halides

Obtain a sample of another non-terminal bromoalkane such as 2-bromoheptane from your instructor. Team up with another student, with one of you performing a base-promoted dehydrobromination using alcoholic potassium hydroxide according 

Neutralize the residue remaining in the stillpot with 10% aqueous hydrochloric acid then flush it down the drain. Place the dichloromethane solution from the bromine test for unsaturation in a container for halogenated organic liquids put the manganese dioxide from the Baeyer test for unsaturation in a container for heavy metals. 

Demonstrate that the amount of 4 M potassium hydroxide solution used for the elimination provides an excess of base relative to the alkyl bromide. 

How might the ratio of alkenes obtained in the fcrf-butoxide-promoted elimination change if the ferf-butyl alcohol contains water  

Why does the excess of base used in these eliminations favor the E2 over the El mechanism for elimination  

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Elimination of Alternate Non-Terminal Alkyl Halides, p. 343 Elimination of Stereoisomeric Alcohols, p. 355 NEW Analysis of Bromohexanes, p. 370 NEW Bromination of (Z)-Stilbene, p. 380... 

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