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8. Elimination Reactions - Part 1 of 2
8. Elimination Reactions / E2 Mechanism / Problem 3

Explain the reason why stronger bases such as sodium hydride (NaH) lead to a faster E2 elimination compared to sodium methoxide (CH3ONa) by using the reaction's coordinate diagram.


E2 elimination reaction diagram comparing NaH (fast) and CH3ONa (slow) bases.

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