STANDARD Chemistry Elimination Reactions MCQ Question
2-Bromopentane is treated with alcoholic KOH solution. What will be the major product formed in this reaction and what is the type of elimination called?
Pent-1-ene, β-Elimination
Pent-2-ene, β-Elimination
Pent-1-ene, Nucleophilic substitution
Pent-2-ene, Nucleophilic substitution.
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Detailed Explanation
2-Bromopentane undergoes dehydrohalogenation with alcoholic KOH to form pent-2-ene. This is an example of β-elimination where the hydrogen atom is removed from the β-carbon.
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