Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781319079451
Author: K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 7, Problem 67P
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Interpretation: The mechanism for the given reaction of tertiary alkyl halide with methoxide base to form alkene needs to be identified.

Concept introduction: Haloalkanes react with water and formed alkene via nucleophilic elimination reaction. In this reaction, halogen leaves the molecule and carbocation is formed. The nucleophile a nucleophile acts as a base and extracts a proton from carbocation resulting in the formation of the alkene.

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