CH3 + NaOH an alkene + NaCl + H,0

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When treated with NaOH, the bromide below gives an alkene by the E2 mechanism, by elimination
of the circled atoms:

 

 

(a) Draw the Newman projection from which elimination takes place. 

 

(b) Draw the mechanism. 

 

(c) Draw the product with the proper stereochemistry. 

 

(d) Assign the proper stereochemical descriptor to the product. (Z, E? Trans,CiS?)

 

 

 

(e)What would happen to the stereochemistry of the product if the enantiomer of the starting material were used in
the reaction?

 

 

CH3
+ NaOH
an alkene + NaCl + H,0
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