Organic Questions

[IzzyMarieDMD]

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Can anyone clarify????

1) Do E1 reactions always involve carbocations no exceptions (if so please list)?

2) Which substituents (on a ring/ molecule) will increase the acidity of a proton ( do -NO2 and -F count) ???

 

[Notoriousjae]

Can anyone clarify????

1) Do E1 reactions always involve carbocations no exceptions (if so please list)?

2) Which substituents (on a ring/ molecule) will increase the acidity of a proton ( do -NO2 and -F count) ???

1.Izzymarie, E1 reactions will always involve carbocations because of the way the E1 mechanism works. Dont memorize reactions, instead understand the mechanism.
2.the more deactivating(electron withdrawing) substituents will increase the acidity. stronger deactivating substituents like NO2 will increase the acidity much more than a weakly deactivating substituent would.

 

[allstardentist]

1.Izzymarie, E1 reactions will always involve carbocations because of the way the E1 mechanism works. Dont memorize reactions, instead understand the mechanism.
2.the more deactivating(electron withdrawing) substituents will increase the acidity. stronger deactivating substituents like NO2 will increase the acidity much more than a weakly deactivating substituent would.

yes you should understand how E1/E2 Sn1/Sn2 work instead of memorizing if it has CC or not.