Table of contents

1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 17m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 19m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids4h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

9. Alkenes and Alkynes

Zaitsev Rule

Organic Chemistry

9. Alkenes and Alkynes

Zaitsev Rule

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What is the major product of the reaction?

Structure of a possible alkene product from the reaction.

Another possible alkene product structure from the reaction.

Cycloalkene structure as a potential product of the reaction.

Another cycloalkene structure as a potential product of the reaction.

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Identify the type of reaction: The reaction involves an alkyl halide (2-chlorobutane) and a strong base (sodium ethoxide, NaOEt). This suggests an elimination reaction, likely E2, due to the strong base and secondary alkyl halide.

Determine the mechanism: In an E2 reaction, the base abstracts a proton from a β-carbon, and the leaving group (Cl) departs simultaneously, forming a double bond.

Identify possible β-hydrogens: In 2-chlorobutane, there are β-hydrogens on both the methyl and ethyl groups adjacent to the carbon bearing the chlorine.

Consider Zaitsev's rule: The major product in an elimination reaction is usually the more substituted alkene. Therefore, the base will likely abstract a hydrogen from the β-carbon that leads to the more substituted alkene.

Draw the major product: Removing a hydrogen from the β-carbon on the ethyl group will result in the formation of 2-butene, which is more substituted than 1-butene, making it the major product.