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2-Bromo-2-methylbutane undergoes base catalysed elimination with potassium hydroxide (or sodium hydroxide or sodium ethoxide, etc.) in an alcoholic solvent to give a pair of isomeric alkenes.

It is unlikely that, in practice, the alkenes will be formed in exactly equal amounts.

2
  +  
2
KOH
  +  
CH3CH2OH
         
  +  
  +  
2
KBr
  +  
2
H2O
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2-Bromo-2-methylbutane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium hydroxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethanol Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
2-Methylbut-1-ene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
2-Methyl-2-butene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium bromide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Elimination
Elimination: Second Order

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