Identify the correct statement related to substitution and elimination of alkyt halides:
Correct answer: B. Role of leaving groups in elimination is simitar to substitution
- A. Strong bases causes substitution in preference to elimination
- B. Role of leaving groups in elimination is simitar to substitution
- C. Substitution is favored more than elimination by decreasing solvent polarity
- D. Decrease in temperature will favor elimination more than substitution
Explanation
This statement is correct. In both substitution and elimination reactions, the effectiveness of the leaving group plays a crucial role; a better leaving group facilitates both types of reactions.
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Elimination reactions remove a leaving group and a hydrogen atom from adjacent carbon atoms to form an alkene. The topic covers dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides, E1 and E2 mechanisms, the role of base, solvent and substrate structure, and Zaitsev orientation, which is often contrasted with substitution.
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