Timeline for Can't decide between E1 and E2 mechanisms for this reaction
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| Dec 22, 2018 at 15:44 | answer | added | Jan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:48 | comment | added | Karl | But they're in methylene groups on both sides. ? | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:46 | comment | added | Ritwik Ojha | The acidity reason makes sense. | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:45 | comment | added | Ritwik Ojha | No, it's actually 2. But I marked 3 initially too. | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:44 | comment | added | Avyansh Katiyar | Is the answer 3? | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:42 | comment | added | Ritwik Ojha | That was about the anti geometry required between the beta hydrogen and the halide, in order for E2 to take place. | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 12:40 | comment | added | Karl | What do you mean about the geometry of the substrate? | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 8:52 | comment | added | Ritwik Ojha | And now, since the reaction does depend on the stability of carbocations, can I say it proceeds through E1? Or is there still no conclusion to be drawn about that? | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 8:51 | comment | added | Ritwik Ojha | Oh, I get it now. It is the beta hydrogen attached to the benzylic carbon. Since its removal would form a stable carbocation, that is where the elimination would take place, right? | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 8:09 | comment | added | ringo | I’m not sure that the E1/E2 question is as important for answering what the major product is. Just think about which hydrogen is most acidic. | |
| Dec 22, 2018 at 7:02 | history | asked | Ritwik Ojha | CC BY-SA 4.0 |