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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

2-Bromopentane is heated with alcoholic KOH. Which is the correct statement for this reaction?
A. Only pent-2-ene is formed.
B. Only pent-1-ene is formed.
C. Both pent-2-ene and pent-1-ene are formed.
D. pent-2-ene will be major product as it is more stable.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A A only
  2. B B only
  3. C C only
  4. D C, D only
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(D) C, D only

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Dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromopentane forms pent-1-ene and pent-2-ene. Pent-2-ene is more substituted and stable (Zaitsev's rule), making it the major product. Therefore, statements C and D are correct. Choose: C, D only.
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