Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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Chapter 10 - Elimination Reactions - 10.2 The Regiochemical Outcome Of An E2 Reaction - Problems - Page 228: 10.1

Answer

The structures should look like this:

Work Step by Step

1. Delete the leaving group, and mark the carbon it was connected to. - The leaving group is the "Cl". 2. For each carbon connected to the one that is marked, draw a pi bond on it. 3. Determine which is Zaitsev and which is Hofmann. The one with more alkyl groups connected to the double bond is Zaitsev, and the other is Hofmann. - The right drawing has 3 alkyl groups connected to the double bond. - The left drawing has 1 alkyl group connected to the double bond. Therefore, the right is the "Zaitsev", and the left is the "Hofmann".
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