Organic Chemistry
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Author: Paula Y. Bruice
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 10.7, Problem 16P
Why do cis-1-bromo-2-ethylcyclohexane and trans-1-bromo-2-ethyklcyclohexane form different major products when they undergo an E2 reaction?
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