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Question
Write the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction:
\[\ce{(CH3)2CH - CH(Br) CH2CH3->[C2H5ONa][Ethanol/Heat]}\]
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{2-bromo-3-methylpentane}{(CH3)2CH - CH(Br) CH2CH3}->[C2H5ONa][Ethanol/Heat]\underset{2-methyl-2-pentene}{(CH3)2C = CHCH2CH3} + CH3CH2OH + NaBr}\]
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Chapter 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [Page 612]
