JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesJEE Main

What is the sum of products in the following set of reactions (three structurally similar bromoalkanes/bromoalkenes, each treated with alc. KOH to give , , respectively), considering all major and minor products including stereoisomers?

Answer: 5

Solution

Each substrate undergoes E2 elimination with alcoholic KOH; counting all constitutionally and stereochemically distinct alkene products formed in each case (including cis/trans pairs

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