Destroyer Organic # 184

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Hey guys just wondering if someone can help me out on this problem
I understand what happens and the mechanism but i got choice E. How do you know which alpha proton get removed. I though it would be the left one which give you E, but the answer is B.
Helllp!
Thanks : )

 

[klutzy1987]

Unless there i a dialpha proton always remove the least sterically hindered Hydrogen (primary first). If you have a dialpha then that comes first.

 

[Orgodox]

Yea someone asked about this last week but like klutzy said you gotta remove from the side thats less hindered