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What is the mechanism for the following elimination?

How could you change the reaction conditions given to most strongly favor an E2 mechanism?

Which of the structures shown is the most stable cation?

Which of the choices is an elimination reaction?

Which choices is a potential energy diagram for an exothermic SN1 reaction?

Predict the sign of ∆G for an endothermic reaction with an increase in entropy.

Predict the sign of ∆G for an exothermic reaction with a decrease in entropy.

What would be the best base for performing the elimination reaction shown?

Which of the choices is the strongest nucleophile?

What is the most likely product for the following cation rearrangement.