Question

What is the major product formed form
dehydrohalogenation of 2 - Bromo pente​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Saytzeff rule, in dehydrohalogenation reactions, the preferred product is that alkene which has the greater· number of 'alkyl groups attached to the doubly bonded carbon atoms. Thus, 2-bromoperttane gives pent-2-ene as the major product. .