If 2-fluoropentane could undergo an e1 reaction, would you expect the major product to be the more stable alkene or the less stable alkene? explain your answer.

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1 October, 18:41

If 2-fluoropentane could undergo an e1 reaction, would you expect the major product to be the more stable alkene or the less stable alkene? explain your answer.

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Kymani Valentine · Answer 1

There are two products of 2-fluoropentane E₁ reaction: 1-pentene (minor product) and 2-pentene (major product). 2-pentene is major product and more stable because he is most substituted product (Zaitsev's rule).

Zaitsev's rule is an empirical rule for predicting the favored alkene product in elimination reactions.