DISCUSSION
2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide The 2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide reaction yielded 3 different products: 1-heptene, Cis-2-heptene and Trans-2-heptene. However, the major product constituent was 1-heptene. Because Potassium TertButoxide is a bulky base, steric hindrance prevents it from attacking a hydrogen on a highly substituted carbon. Consequently, the base attacks a hydrogen on the least substituted carbon (primary carbon). In this case, steric hindrance is reduced and the elimination reaction is faster, so a less substituted alkene is more favored, and becomes the major product.
2-Bromoheptane + Sodium Methoxide. The 2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide reaction yielded 4 different products: 1-heptene,
2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide The 2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide reaction yielded 3 different products: 1-heptene, Cis-2-heptene and Trans-2-heptene. However, the major product constituent was 1-heptene. Because Potassium TertButoxide is a bulky base, steric hindrance prevents it from attacking a hydrogen on a highly substituted carbon. Consequently, the base attacks a hydrogen on the least substituted carbon (primary carbon). In this case, steric hindrance is reduced and the elimination reaction is faster, so a less substituted alkene is more favored, and becomes the major product.
2-Bromoheptane + Sodium Methoxide. The 2-Bromoheptane + Potassium TertButoxide reaction yielded 4 different products: 1-heptene,