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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

  1. A
    (a), (b), (c)
  2. B
    (a), (c), (d)
  3. C
    (b), (c), (d)
  4. D
    (a), (b), (d)

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The reaction of 2-bromopentane to pent-2-ene:It is a -elimination because is removed from the -carbon.It follows Zaitsev's rule because the more substituted alkene (pent-2-ene) is the major product.It is a dehydrohalogenation because and are removed.It is not dehydration (removal of water).

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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
(a), (b), (c)
B
(a), (c), (d)
C
(b), (c), (d)
D
(a), (b), (d)

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