Question: Explain why deuterium is lost in preference to hydrogen in this Hofmann eliminationreaction: *N(CH)3 D. H. + (CH)N + HOD

Explain why deuterium is lost in preference to hydrogen in this Hofmann eliminationreaction:

*N(CH)3 D. H. + (CH)N + HOD

*N(CH)3 D. H. + (CH)N + HOD

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