Saturday, November 12, 2011

If 3-Bromopentane reacts with OH- to give 2-pentene, then which of the following statements are tru?

it is beta elimination reaction . the choice b is a correct one as in this case oh ion act as a bronsted base which abstract a protonn from beta carbon to generate a carbocation .so the bromine will transfer its electron to carbon as result we will obtain 2 pentene

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