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Indicate whether you would use sodium ethoxide or
Chapter 8, Problem 8.74(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Indicate whether you would use sodium ethoxide or potassium tert-butoxide to achieve each of the following transformations: (a) Br (b) Br (c) Br (d) Br
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QUESTION:
Indicate whether you would use sodium ethoxide or potassium tert-butoxide to achieve each of the following transformations: (a) Br (b) Br (c) Br (d) Br
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
(a) The formed alkene is the Zaitsev product (more substituted), which is favored by non bulky bases like sodium ethoxide.