What Is the Major Expected Product(s)of the Reaction Shown Below

question 133

Multiple Choice

What is the major expected product(s) of the reaction shown below?

• A)2,2-Dichloropentane
• B)3,3-Dichloropentane
• C)2,3-Dichloropentane
• D)A and B
• E)B and C

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Definitions:

Determinant

A scalar value that can be computed from the elements of a square matrix and provides information about the matrix, such as whether it is invertible.

Minors

Submatrices formed by deleting one or more rows or columns from a matrix, used in the calculation of determinants and inverses.

Augmented Matrix

A matrix created by adding the columns of two specified matrices together, usually representing a system of linear equations.

Back-substitution

A method used in algebra to solve systems of equations by solving one equation first and then substituting its value into other equations.