An optically active alkyl halide [A] reacts with hot KOH dissolved in ethanol and forms alkene [B] as major product which reacts with bromine to give dibromide [C]. The compound [C] is converted into a gas [D] upon reacting with alcoholic . During hydration 18 gram of water is added to 1 mole of gas [D] on warming with mercuric sulphate and dilute acid at 333 K to form compound [E].
The IUPAC name of compound [E] is: [2025]
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Out of four possible isomers of , only one is optically active, so this gives us structure of [A].
