1. Could 1-pentanol and 2-pentanol be converted to a bromide merely by shaking it with concentrated HBr.
2. How would you expect the results of the alkoxide-promoted eliminations to change if the alcohols used as solvents contained water?
3. Would and amine be a good solvent for question one?
4. what differences in product distribution would be expected for the elimination reactions of 2-bromo-2-methylbutane and 2-bromo-2,3-methylbutane wit hexcess potassium hydroxide in ethanol?