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What reaction(s) is/are competition with these elimination reactions? What would be produced in this case? (reaction...

What reaction(s) is/are competition with these elimination reactions? What would be produced in this case?

(reaction is an elimination reaction from 2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid to 2-bromostyrene)

(using acetone, potassium carbonate, and dichloromethane)

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Reaction of 2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid with k2co3 proceeds with E2 elimination forming exclusively cis bromo styrene in presence of polar aprotic solvent such as acetone and dichloromethane

However changing the solvent from polar aprotic to polar aprotic solvent the reaction proceeds via E1 reaction. The polar aprotic solvents stabilizes the carbocation formed in the first step and leads to the formation of trans cinamic acid .

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