Engineering
Chemistry
Carbocation
Question

Which alkene form as major product in above reaction

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Solution

This reaction involves E2 elimination of a tertiary alkyl halide with a strong base (ethoxide). The major product follows Zaitsev's rule, favoring the more substituted, stable alkene. The substrate is 2-bromo-2-methylbutane. Removal of a beta-hydrogen from a methyl group (less substituted carbon) leads to the trisubstituted alkene, 2-methylbut-2-ene, which is the major product.

The major product is the trisubstituted alkene: CH3-C(CH3)=CH2

Final Answer: The first option (top image)