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Question
Write the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction:
\[\ce{(CH3)3CBr + KOH ->[ethanol][heat]}\]
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...........................................}\ce{CH3}\\
\phantom{.......................................}|\\
\ce{\underset{tert-Butyl bromide}{(CH3)3CBr} + KOH->[ethanol, \Delta][Dehydrohalogenation] \underset{2-methylpropene}{CH3 - C = CH2} + KBr + H2O}\
\end{array}\]
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