NEET2009ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
2-Phenylethylbromide when heated with NaOEt , elimination takes place. No deuterium exchange takes place when the reaction is carried out in C ₂ H ₅ OD solvent. The mechanism will be
Options
- AE1 elimination
- BE2 elimination
- CE1cB elimination
- DE 2 or E1cB.
Correct answer
B. E2 elimination
Step-by-step solution
It is a primary bromide. So it will undergo elimination either by E2 or E1cB. Since there is no deuterium exchange in C ₂ H ₅ OD solvent, C - H bond is not broken to form carbanion. Hence the actual mechanism is E2 only.