ðə tʃˈuːɡiːv ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪz sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɪn mˈɛkənˌɪzəm tʊ ˈʌðɚ θˈɜːməl ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ɹɪˈækʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə kˈoʊp ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd ˈɛstɚ pˌaɪɹoʊlˈaɪsiz.
The Chugaev elimination is similar in mechanism to other thermal elimination reactions such as the Cope elimination and ester pyrolysis.