Predict the major product of the following reaction:
A
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B
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C
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Solution
The correct option is C In the given reaction, we have alcoholic C2H5ONa which is a strong base and the heating condition will ensure the elimination product.
Since, it is a strong base it undergoes E2 elimination to give more substituted alkene as the major product (Saytzeff product).