Chapter 7.14, Problem 21P

Write the structures of all the alkenes that can be formed bydehydrohalogenation of each of thefollowing alkyl halides with sodium ethoxide. Apply the Zaitsev rule to predict the alkene formedin the greatest amount in each case.

a) $\text{2-Bromo-2,3-dimethylbutane}$

b) $\text{tert-Butyl chloride}$

c) $\text{3-Bromo-3-ethylpentane}$

d) $\text{2-Bromo-3-methylbutane}$

e) $\text{1-Bromo-3-methylbutane}$

f) $\text{1-Iodo-1-methylcyclohexane}$