NEET levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 1 of 3o4058
2-Bromo-2-methylbutane is heated with NaOEt in ethanol. The major product is
A2-methylbut-2-ene
B3-methylbut-1-ene
C2-methylbut-1-ene
D2-methylbutan-2-ol
Answer: A
Ethoxide is a strong, unhindered base and the tertiary halide cannot undergo SN2, so E2 occurs. Saytzeff orientation gives the trisubstituted alkene (CHX3)X2C=CH−CHX3, 2-methylbut-2-ene, as the major product.