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Ch. 12 - Substitution and Elimination: Reactions of Haloalkanes
Mullins - Organic Chemistry: A Learner Centered Approach 1st Edition
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Capitolo 11, Problema 66b

Give a mechanism for the following substitution and elimination reactions.
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Step 1: Analyze the reactants and products. The reactant is a tertiary alkyl bromide, and the product is an alkene. The reaction involves elimination, likely an E2 mechanism due to the presence of a strong base (ethanol).
Step 2: Identify the base and its role. Ethanol (CH3CH2OH) acts as a nucleophile and base, facilitating the elimination of the bromide group and a proton from a β-carbon.
Step 3: Determine the β-hydrogens available for elimination. The tertiary carbon bonded to bromine has adjacent β-carbons with hydrogens that can be abstracted by the base.
Step 4: Describe the elimination mechanism. The base abstracts a β-hydrogen, forming a double bond between the α-carbon (attached to bromine) and the β-carbon. Simultaneously, the bromide ion leaves as a leaving group.
Step 5: Confirm the product formation. The major product is the more substituted alkene (Zaitsev's rule), which is the one shown in the image. This occurs because the elimination favors the formation of the more stable alkene.

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Nucleophilic Substitution Mechanisms

Nucleophilic substitution reactions involve the replacement of a leaving group by a nucleophile. The two primary mechanisms are SN1 and SN2. SN1 is a two-step process where the leaving group departs first, forming a carbocation, followed by nucleophilic attack. In contrast, SN2 is a one-step mechanism where the nucleophile attacks the substrate simultaneously as the leaving group departs, leading to an inversion of configuration.
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