NEET 2021 · ChemistryPrevious Year Question

The major product formed in the dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromopentane is pent-2-ene. This product formation is based on:

Answer: (C) (C) Saytzeff's Rule. In -elimination (dehydrohalogenation) of with alc.

  1. A.(A) Hofmann Rule
  2. B.(B) Huckel's Rule
  3. C.(C) Saytzeff's Rule
  4. D.(D) Hund's Rule

Correct Answer

(C) (C) Saytzeff's Rule

Solution & Explanation

In -elimination (dehydrohalogenation) of with alc. KOH, two alkenes are possible: pent-1-ene (less substituted) and pent-2-ene (more substituted). Saytzeff's rule states that the major product is the more substituted, more stable alkene, i.e. . Hofmann's rule (less substituted alkene) applies only with bulky bases.

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