During dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromopentane through E2 mechanism sodium ethoxide is used. Is the sodium ethoxide a base or nucleophile in this case

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During dehydrohalogenation of 2-bromopentane through E2 mechanism sodium ethoxide is used. Is the sodium ethoxide a base or nucleophile in this case

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Elimination reactions are the reaction in which alkenes are prepared. In this two substituents are eliminated by either one step or two step mechanism.

Elimination reactions is favored, when strong base is used and substitution is favored, when nucleophile is used.

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