Before we jump into predicting and drawing products, it's essential to solidify our understanding of the E1 mechanism itself. E1 stands for unimolecular elimination, highlighting the fact that the ...

Radical addition–elimination reactions are a major pathway for transformation of unsaturated hydrocarbons. In the gas phase, these reactions involve formation of a transient strongly bound ...

Reductive elimination reactions, in which a transition metal catalyzes new bond formation between two molecules, are one of organic chemists’ most powerful tools. For example, one flavor of these ...