The Major Product Which Results When 2-Chloro-2-Methylpentane Is Heated in Ethanol

question 16

Multiple Choice

The major product which results when 2-chloro-2-methylpentane is heated in ethanol is an ether. From which mechanistic pathway does this ether arise?

• A) S_N1
• B) S_N2
• C) E1
• D) E2
• E) E1cb

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