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The Hofmann Elimination

The Hofmann Elimination Of Alkylammonium Salts: Examples  and Mechanism The Hofmann Elimination is an elimination reaction of alkylammonium salts that forms C-C double bonds [pi

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The Cope Elimination

Cope Elimination The “Cope Elimination” is a reaction where an amine is oxidized to an intermediate called an “N-oxide“, which, when heated, acts as the

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The Williamson Ether Synthesis

The Williamson Ether Synthesis In the Williamson Ether Synthesis, an alkyl halide (or sulfonate, such as a tosylate or mesylate) undergoes nucleophilic substitution (SN2) by an alkoxide to give an ether.

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Tosylates And Mesylates

All About Tosylates and Mesylates By themselves, alcohols are poor leaving groups since the hydroxide ion (HO-) is a strong base The OH group can

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