Elimination reactions are reactions that split a single reactant into two products. Elimination reactions can then be categorized as either an E1 ( first order) or E2 (second order) reaction. In an E1 mechanism, a monomolecular elimination of water will result in an alkyl cation. In an E2 mechanism, a bimolecular reaction occurs in which water acts as a base, abstracting a -hydrogen. ... In both of these reactions trans-2-butene is the overwhelming product yield. ...

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But what about the chemistry, about that inexplicable feeling of wholeness people have when they are with each other? ... It contains information that we often haven't acknowledged to ourselves about our fears and anxieties, our desires and dreams, our coping mechanisms and our defenses. ... When a boy and a girl fall in love, it is often said that the chemistry between them is good. This common use of the word chemistry in human relations comes close to the subtlety of what actually happens in the more mundane coupling of molecules. In a chemical reaction between two "consenting" molecul...

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I study chemistry for the leaving certificate and this subject introduces us to the mechanisms of organic synthesis and various different functional group. Some of the cancer drugs such as taxol can be prepared using this reaction method; tetracycline an antibiotic can also be prepared using the technique. ...

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