ChemistryNEET 2020Nucleophilic substitution: SN1 and SN2

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

The elimination reaction of 2-bromopentane to form pent-2-ene is:

$(a) A β -$ elimination reaction

(b) In accordance with Zaitsev's rule

(c) A dehydrohalogenation reaction

(d) A dehydration reaction

A.(a), (b), (c)✓
B.(a), (c), (d)
C.(b), (c), (d)
D.(a), (b), (d)

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