Dehydrohalogenation of Meso-1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylmethane by the action of sodium ethoxide in ethanol yields (E )-1-Bromo-1-2-diphenylmethane. Similar dehydrohalogenation of

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Dehydrohalogenation of Meso-1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylmethane by the action of sodium ethoxide in ethanol yields (E )-1-Bromo-1-2-diphenylmethane. Similar dehydrohalogenation of either enantiomer of 1,2-dibromo-1,2-diphenylmethane yields (Z)-1-Bromo-1,2-diphenylethene. Provide an explanation for the results.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118875766

12th Edition

Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

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