8. Elimination Reactions
SN1 SN2 E1 E2 Chart (Big Daddy Flowchart)
44PRACTICE PROBLEM
When pure (3R,4R)-3-iodo-3,4-dimethylhexane is heated in ethanol, it produces a mixture of two ethers and four alkenes. Draw a mechanism that accounts for the formation of the two ethers. Discuss the retention or inversion of configuration taking place in this reaction.
When pure (3R,4R)-3-iodo-3,4-dimethylhexane is heated in ethanol, it produces a mixture of two ethers and four alkenes. Draw a mechanism that accounts for the formation of the two ethers. Discuss the retention or inversion of configuration taking place in this reaction.