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22 December, 02:49

Bromobutane is treated with sodium methoxide in methanol at 323 k. draw the major elimination product of the reaction. make sure to consider the stereochemistry of the reaction.

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  1. 22 December, 04:38
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    This is an example of elimination reaction. The presence of methoxide will deprotonate the 1-methyl group of butane with simultaneous formation of a C=C bond in the 2 position and breaking of the carbon bromine bond. This result in the formation of 1-butene:

    CH2=CH-CH2CH3
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