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Meaning of Zaitsev's rule | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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An empirical rule for predicting the favoured alkene product(s) in elimination reactions. The alkene formed in greatest amount is the one that corresponds to removal of the hydrogen from the β-carbon having the fewest hydrogen substituents.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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