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2-Bromobutane is heated with in ethanol. The major alkene is:

  1. Abut-2-ene
  2. Bbut-1-ene
  3. C2-methylpropene
  4. Dbutan-1-ol

Answer: A

Saytzeff's rule: the more substituted (more stable) alkene predominates. Removal of H from C3 gives disubstituted but-2-ene, while removal from C1 gives monosubstituted but-1-ene (minor). Butanol would be a substitution product, not an alkene.
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