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Interpretation:
Given that treatment of 2-bromo-2-methylbutane with KOH in ethanol yields a mixture of two
Concept introduction:
In dehydrohalogenation reactions removal of hydrogen halide takes place. The hydrogen is usually removed from the carbon adjacent to the carbon bearing the halogen (from β carbon). If the
To give:
The likely structures of the two alkenes that result when 2-bromo-2-methylbutane react with KOH in ethanol.
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