Organic Chemistry
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781305080485
Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.SE, Problem 75AP
In light of your answer to Problem 11-74, explain why one of the following isomers undergoes E2 reaction approximately 100 times as fast as the other. Which isomer is more reactive, and why?
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