Support for its mechanism includes the fact that its deuterium isotope effect is larger than one.
Support for its mechanism includes the fact that its deuterium isotope effect is larger than one. First modeled by Christopher Ingold, it occurs with periplanar orientation either through syn or anti geometries, with anti preferred to avoid the carbon atom being eclipsed. A base takes a proton from an adjacent carbon, breaking a carbon-hydrogen bond and resulting in the formation of a pi bond and the departure of a leaving group. This type of reaction proceeds in one step and predominates with tertiary compounds in the presence of the alkoxide ion. With a rate determined both by the base and allkyl halide concentrations, FTP, identify this type of elimination reaction.
Support for its mechanism includes the fact that its deuterium isotope effect is larger than one.
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