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In the Classroom
The Substitution–Elimination Mechanistic Disc Method
Paul T. Buonora and Yu Jin Lim
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University–Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840-3903
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March 2004
Vol. 81 No. 3
p. 368
Abstract
Many students of organic chemistry find it difficult to determine the extent to which substitution and elimination reactions compete to produce distributions of products. Similarly the competition between monomolecular and bimolecular mechanisms can be confusing. By viewing these phenomena as part of a circular E2, E1, SN1, and SN2 mechanistic continuum the student is capable of determining the relative product distribution without memorizing oversimplified tables. In this manuscript a mnemonic device designed to facilitate presentation of the competing SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 mechanisms is presented.
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*  Citation
 Buonora, Paul T.; Lim, Yu Jin. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 368.
*  Keywords
 Mechanisms; Mechanisms of Reactions; Organic Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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Last Updated:		 February 3, 2004
February 18, 2005
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