Propose a mechanism for the following transformations, use curly arrows to show electron movement and be explicit in your steps. I) The E2 reaction is stereospecific. Consider the following E2 reaction, use the blank Newman projection below to draw the conformation that is necessary for the elimination to occur. Show the structure of the alkene product of the reaction. Et H Br ELOH H3C D If the same reaction as above is carried out with t-BuONa as the base, a different E2 product is formed. Show that product below and give a short explanation for why this different produc is formed.

Propose a mechanism for the following transformations, use curly arrows to show electron movement and be explicit in your steps. I) The E2 reaction is stereospecific. Consider the following E2 reaction, use the blank Newman projection below to draw the conformation that is necessary for the elimination to occur. Show the structure of the alkene product of the reaction. Et H Br ELOH H3C D If the same reaction as above is carried out with t-BuONa as the base, a different E2 product is formed. Show that product below and give a short explanation for why this different produc is formed.

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Chapter14: Elimination

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