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How do you convert: 2-Bromobutane to but-2-ene? |
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Answer» SOLUTION :2-Bromobutane on heating with alc. KOH undergoes dehydrohalogenation to give but-2-ene as the MAJOR product in accordance with saytzeff rule. `underset("2-Bromobutane")(CH_(3)-underset(Br)underset(|)(C)H-CH_(2)CH_(3))underset("(-HBR) Saytzeff rule")overset(KOH(alc.),DELTA)to underset("But-2-ene (major product)")(CH_(3)-CH=CH-CH_(3))+underset("But-1-ene (minor product)")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH=CH_(2))` |
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