Choose from the options A-E and explain briefly by illustrations the chemistry behind each answer. Preamble: A reaction flask contains a 2-bromopentane in an ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide at room temperature and results in the formation of two olefinic 1.All the following parameters would affect the rate and kinetics of the reaction except A.Solvent medium B.Reaction temperature C.Reaction time D.Geometry and structure of the alkyl halide E.pH 2.What would be the major product when 2-iodopentane is involved in a dehydrohalogenation reaction? A.2-iodo-1-pentene B.2-pentene C.(E)-2-pentene D.(Z)-2-pentene E.Cis-2-pentene

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Preamble: A reaction flask contains a 2-bromopentane in an ethanolic solution of sodium ethoxide at room temperature and results in the formation of two olefinic 


1.All the following parameters would affect the rate and kinetics of the reaction except
A.Solvent medium
B.Reaction temperature
C.Reaction time
D.Geometry and structure of the alkyl halide
E.pH

2.What would be the major product when 2-iodopentane is involved in a dehydrohalogenation reaction?

A.2-iodo-1-pentene
B.2-pentene
C.(E)-2-pentene
D.(Z)-2-pentene
E.Cis-2-pentene

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