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Offline Joniaguis

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Mechanism for the following reaction
« on: March 03, 2009, 01:11:19 PM »
The E2 elimination of bromine from meso- 2,3-dibromobutane induced by the iodide ion gives specifically the E-2-butene.
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Re: Mechanism for the following reaction
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 05:35:36 AM »
Hint: Iodide is a nucleophilic catalyst
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