When 2-bromo-3-methyl-1-phenylbutane is treated with sodium methoxide,why is the major product 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1-butene? A)S_N2 predominates over E2. B)E1 predominates over E2. C)The bulkiness of the methoxide results in the less substituted alkene. D)The newly formed double bond in this compound is conjugated with the phenyl ring. E)The less substituted alkene is always more stable than the more substituted alkene.

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The major product, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-1-butene, is formed because the newly formed double bond is conjugated with the phenyl ring, which stabilizes the product through resonance.

When 2-Bromo-3-Methyl-1-Phenylbutane Is Treated with Sodium Methoxide,why Is the Major