prsndwg Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 19, 2009 Messages 1,115 Reaction score 1 Points 4,571 Pre-Dental Aug 8, 2009 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi, On road map 5 of destroyer 2009, there is a Br attached to a tretiary carbon and it reacts with CN- and Heat. (top of the page) Why does E1 rxn happens? I was expecting and Sn1! Can you please help me out..
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi, On road map 5 of destroyer 2009, there is a Br attached to a tretiary carbon and it reacts with CN- and Heat. (top of the page) Why does E1 rxn happens? I was expecting and Sn1! Can you please help me out..
prsndwg Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 19, 2009 Messages 1,115 Reaction score 1 Points 4,571 Pre-Dental Aug 8, 2009 #2 :-? Upvote 0 Downvote
W whawha Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 1, 2009 Messages 370 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Aug 8, 2009 #3 Because CN- is a strong base/nucleophile. Also, with heat, elminiation is definitely favorable. Upvote 0 Downvote
AndyK Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Sep 24, 2007 Messages 530 Reaction score 5 Points 4,571 Location Houston, TX Pre-Medical Aug 8, 2009 #4 whawha said: Because CN- is a strong base/nucleophile. Also, with heat, elminiation is definitely favorable. Click to expand... Yup. Strong base + acidic conditions + heat = E1 for sure Upvote 0 Downvote
whawha said: Because CN- is a strong base/nucleophile. Also, with heat, elminiation is definitely favorable. Click to expand... Yup. Strong base + acidic conditions + heat = E1 for sure
prsndwg Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Apr 19, 2009 Messages 1,115 Reaction score 1 Points 4,571 Pre-Dental Aug 11, 2009 #5 why not E2? Upvote 0 Downvote
