QuestionOrganic / E2 in cyclohexanes
Which one of the following is true for the reaction given below ?
- (a) [X] is 1-methyl-6-isopropylcyclohexene (C=C between the former C–Cl and C–CH₃ carbons) and is called Hofmann product
- (b) [X] is 1-methyl-6-isopropylcyclohexene (C=C between the former C–Cl and C–CH₃ carbons) and is called Zaitsev product
- (c) [X] is 3-methyl-4-isopropylcyclohexene (C=C on the other side of the former C–Cl carbon) and is called Hofmann produdct
- (d) [X] is 3-methyl-4-isopropylcyclohexene (C=C on the other side of the former C–Cl carbon) and is called Zaitsev product
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