HO Consider the following elimination reaction of the alcohol compound I and potassium tert-butoxide II shown below. Identify the nucleophile and electrophile. KOt-Bu || A) nucleophile = 1; electrophile = II B) electrophile = 1; nucleophile = II
HO Consider the following elimination reaction of the alcohol compound I and potassium tert-butoxide II shown below. Identify the nucleophile and electrophile. KOt-Bu || A) nucleophile = 1; electrophile = II B) electrophile = 1; nucleophile = II
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Consider the following elimination reaction of the alcohol compound I and
potassium tert-butoxide II shown below. Identify the nucleophile and electrophile.
KOt-Bu
||
'N
A) nucleophile = 1; electrophile = ||
B) electrophile = 1; nucleophile = ||
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