Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Problems - Page 273: Problem 6-40 b

Answer

SN2 and E2 occur because methoxide is a strong nucleophile. Since the substrate is a secondary alkyl halide, SN2 is as likely to happen as E2. E2 here produces 2 products, the one with more substituted double bond is major.

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