[vijay.v.nenmeli]

Hello,
In dehydrohalogenation reactions, why does the abstraction of a hydrogen take place only from the beta carbon. I've read that the beta hydrogen is more acidic than usual because of the positive charge on the beta carbon, acquired via inductive effect from the alpha carbon. But, from this perspective, shoud'nt the alpha hydrogen be more acidic (the alpha carbon has more positive charge)? So, should'nt the alpha hydrogen be abstracted. Please help.
Thanks in advance.

[Dan]

What compound are you referring to?

The α- and β-carbons of which molecule?

[vijay.v.nenmeli]

Take any alkyl halide you wish.
E.g    n-butyl chloride

[Babcock_Hall]

If you removed the alpha hydrogen as a proton, what chemical species would you make?