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QJEEM06Ch906d: JEE Main 2006 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM06Ch906d Solution: Reaction of trans-2-phenyl-1-bromocyclopentane on reaction with …
Reaction of trans-2-phenyl-1-bromocyclopentane on reaction with alcoholic KOH produces
Multiple Choice Options
- A 4-phenylcyclopentene
- B 2-phenylcyclopentene
- C 1-phenylcyclopentene
- D 3-phenylcyclopentene
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Hughes and Ingold proposed that bimolecular elimination reactions take place when the two groups to be eliminated are trans and lie in one plane with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached i.e. E2 reactions are stereoselectively trans.