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anor277
Sep 12, 2017

Well, chemistry is certainly an experimental science......

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And if different reaction pathways are possible for a given substrate, the product preferred will of course reflect the thermodynamics of the reaction. We do not know #"a priori"#.... Of course, given sets of conditions may be exploited to favour substitution versus elimination. Again this is the province of experiment. Do the reaction, and try to rationalize the outcome.

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