2-bromobutane reacts with sodium hydroxide solution under suitable conditions to give a mixture of but-1-ene and but-2-ene. a) Write the mechanism for the formation of but-1-ene. b) Write the mechanism for the formation of but-2-ene. c) In fact, the reaction to produce but-2-ene gives a mixture of two different but-2-enes. Explain, with the help of a diagram, how it is possible to have two different but-2-enes.

2-bromobutane reacts with sodium hydroxide solution under suitable conditions to give a mixture of but-1-ene and but-2-ene. a) Write the mechanism for the formation of but-1-ene. b) Write the mechanism for the formation of but-2-ene. c) In fact, the reaction to produce but-2-ene gives a mixture of two different but-2-enes. Explain, with the help of a diagram, how it is possible to have two different but-2-enes.

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Chapter6: Reactions Of Alkenes

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Problem 6.27P: Reaction of this bicycloalkene with bromine in carbon tetrachloride gives a trans dibromide. In both...

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