The major product formed in dehydrohalogenation reaction of 2-Bromopentane is pent-2-ene. This product formation is based on?
- AHofmann Rule
- BHuckel's Rule
- CSaytzeff's Rule
- DHund's Rule
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides follows Saytzeff's Rule (or Zaitsev's Rule), which states that in an elimination reaction, the preferred product is the alkene that has the greater number of alkyl groups attached to the doubly bonded carbon atoms (the more substituted alkene). Pent-2-ene is more substituted than pent-1-ene.
