Answer to Question #93959 in Organic Chemistry for Stephen

Question

Consider the compound A= 2 chloro 2 methy butane , B= 2 chloro butane, C= chloro propane. Which of the compound will readily undergo dehydrochlorination , what inform your answer?

Answer 1

Dechlorination of A substance will yield to formation of 2-methylbut-2-ene:

Dechlorination of B substance will yield to formation of but-2-ene

Dechlorination of C substance will yield to formation of propene;

2-methylbut-2-ene is more substituted than but-2-ene and than propene. So the A substance will readily undergo dechlorination