Location of aaaaa and
bbbbb carbon in a
molecule
Carbon on which
halogen atom is
directly attached is
called a-carbon and
the carbon atom
adjacent to this
carbon is called
b-carbon Rationalised 2023-24
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Chemistry
As a result, an alkene is formed as a product Since b-hydrogen
atom is involved in elimination, it is often called bbbbb-elimination If there is possibility of formation of more than one alkene due to
the availability of more than one b-hydrogen atoms, usually one alkene
is formed as the major product