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2-Bromo-2-methylbutane is heated with in ethanol. The major product is

  1. A2-methylbut-2-ene
  2. B3-methylbut-1-ene
  3. C2-methylbut-1-ene
  4. 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 , 2-methylbut-2-ene, as the major product.
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