Predict the Final Product Likely to Be Obtained When (S)-2-Methyl-3-Pentanol

question 159

Multiple Choice

Predict the final product likely to be obtained when (S) -2-methyl-3-pentanol is subjected to the following sequence of reactions: i) benzoyl chloride; ii) NaOH(aq) ,heat.

• A)(S)-2-methyl-3-pentanol
• B)(R)-2-methyl-3-pentanol
• C)(±)-2-methyl-3-pentanol
• D)2-Methyl-2-pentene
• E)(±)-2-methyl-3-pentanol and 2-methyl-2-pentene in more or less equal amounts

---

Definitions:

Hispanic Populations

Refers to communities or groups of people in the United States (and broadly in the Americas) with cultural, historic, or ancestral ties to Spain or Latin American countries.

Scatter Plot

A type of graph used in statistics to visually display and assess the relationship between two numerical variables.

SPSS

Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis.

Body Fat

A measure of the proportion of fat to the total body mass.