how can you explain the fact that trans-1-Bromo-2-methylcyclohexane yields the non-Zaitsev elimination product 3-methylcyclohexane on treatment with base

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Chapter11: Reactions Of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions And Eliminations
Section11.8: The E2 Reaction And The Deuterium Isotope Effect
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how can you explain the fact that trans-1-Bromo-2-methylcyclohexane yields the non-Zaitsev elimination product 3-methylcyclohexane on treatment with base

 

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