
- A, Saytzeff products
- B, B , Hofmann products
- C, Hofmann products
- D, Saytzeff products
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Correct answer: C
- Reaction type involved
The question is from compounds containing nitrogen, so the transformation is the typical exhaustive methylation followed by elimination of an amine, i.e. Hofmann elimination.
In Hofmann elimination, a quaternary ammonium hydroxide on heating undergoes -elimination to give an alkene.
A very important rule is:
So the products formed are called Hofmann products, not Saytzeff products.
- Compare the two possible alkenes
For a pentyl skeleton, the two possible elimination products shown in the options are:
- = pent-2-ene
- = pent-1-ene
Now,
- pent-2-ene is the more substituted alkene
- pent-1-ene is the less substituted alkene
Therefore, under Hofmann elimination:
is the Hofmann product.
- Assign A and B
From the given options, the correct statement must identify:
- one product as
- the other as
- and classify them as Hofmann products
Option C states exactly this ordering:
- products are Hofmann products
This matches the rule that the less substituted alkene is favored.
- Check all options
- A: calls them Saytzeff products → incorrect
- B: structures ordered differently and also inconsistent with Hofmann assignment → incorrect
- C: less substituted alkene assigned correctly, classified as Hofmann → correct
- D: same structures as C but calls them Saytzeff products → incorrect
- Final answer
The elimination is Hofmann elimination, giving the less substituted alkene preferentially:
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