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A descript amount of 2-bromobutane is placed into a strong solution of ethanol and allowed to complete a reaction. The result of this reaction produces a major product of 2-butene and a minor product of 1-butene. Which of the following descriptions of the starting compound explains why 2-butene is the major product?

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  1. Carbon 3 has less hydrogen atoms
  2. 1-butene rearranges to 2-butene in solution
  3. Ethanol prefers the second carbon in any chain
  4. Cyclic aromatization

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