The structures of two tertiary bicyclic chlorides (compoun statements is correct? CI

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Chapter9: Nucleophilic Substitution And Β-elimination
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The structures of two tertiary bicyclic chlorides (compounds 1 and 2) are shown below. Which of the following
statements is correct?
compound 1
d
compound 2
O a. Compound 1 is more reactive than compound 2 in both substitution and eleimination
O b. Compound 2 is more reactive than compound 1 for both substitution and eleimination
O c. On treatment with KOH in ethanol, compound 1 undergoes substitution and compound 2 undergoes
elimination
O d. On treatment with KOH in ethanol, both compounds undergo E2 elimination
Transcribed Image Text:The structures of two tertiary bicyclic chlorides (compounds 1 and 2) are shown below. Which of the following statements is correct? compound 1 d compound 2 O a. Compound 1 is more reactive than compound 2 in both substitution and eleimination O b. Compound 2 is more reactive than compound 1 for both substitution and eleimination O c. On treatment with KOH in ethanol, compound 1 undergoes substitution and compound 2 undergoes elimination O d. On treatment with KOH in ethanol, both compounds undergo E2 elimination
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