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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

Question

2-Bromobutane reacts alcoholic KOH to mainly give
Options
A 1-Butene
B 2-Butene
Correct Answer
C 1-Butanol
D 2-Butanol
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

2-Bromobutane with alcoholic KOH undergoes dehydrohalogenation to give 2-butene as the major product (Zaitsev product, more substituted alkene).

Hint

What is the major elimination product from 2-bromobutane?

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