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QNEET-2020-Ch-683: NEET 2020 Chemistry - Class 12 NEET-2020-Ch-683 Solution: Elimination reaction of 2-Bromo-pentane to form pent-2-ene is:…
Elimination reaction of 2-Bromo-pentane to form pent-2-ene is: (A) -Elimination reaction (B) Follows Zaitsev rule (C) Dehydrohalogenation reaction (D) Dehydration reaction (A) (C) (D) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (D) (A) (B) (C)
Multiple Choice Options
- A (A), (C), (D)
- B (B), (C), (D)
- C (A), (B), (D)
- D (A), (B), (C)
Step-by-Step Verified Solution
Since _ -hydrogen is abstracted it is _ -elimination.
Since more substituted alkene is formed (stable and major product), it follows Zaitsev's rule or Saytzev's rule.
Since H and Br are removed, it is dehydrohalogenation.