Compound A will be 2-chloro-butane which in the presence of sodium methoxide will undergo the elimination of the halogen with a hydrogen from the neighboring atom carbon (not the one with which the halogen in bound), which have less hydrogen atoms, forming the trans-2-butene.
Addition reaction between water molecules and alkene molecules produces alcohol.
<h3>What is addition reaction?</h3>Addition reaction generally takes place across the unsaturated carbon compounds.
When water molecule (H₂O) is added to the alkene which may be ethene (C₂H₄) molecule then formation of product i.e. ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH) takes place through the addition of hydrogen and hydroxyl group across the double bond. And reaction is shown in the attached image.
Hence formation of alcohol product takes place.
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