Chugaev Elimination · Syn Pyrolysis of a Xanthate
unseel.com · R-OH → alkene · no carbocation, no rearrangement
Stage alcohol
Temp 25 °C
Step a secondary alcohol
Carbon (backbone)
Oxygen
Sulfur (thiocarbonyl / thiol)
Hydrogen (β)
New C=C / bonds forming
Unseel.com · Chugaev Elimination