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MHT CET · Chemistry · Amines

Identify the alkene obtained as major product in the following Hofmann elimination reaction.
\(\left(\mathrm{C}_3 \mathrm{H}_7\right) \mathrm{N}^{\oplus}\left(\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5\right)_3 \mathrm{I}^{\ominus} \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text { mois } \mathrm{A}_2 \mathrm{O}} \mathrm{~A} \xrightarrow[\text { Alkene }+ \text { Amine }]{\Delta}\)

  1. A Propene
  2. B Ethene
  3. C But-1-ene
  4. D But-2-ene
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(B) Ethene

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\(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{N}\left(\mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3\right)_3 \Gamma^{-}+\mathrm{AgOH}\)
N,N,N-triethylpropylammonium iodide