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Which of the following compounds is most likely to undergo base-induced elimination by the E1cB mechanism with in ethanol?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

E1cB needs a beta-hydrogen made acidic by an electron-withdrawing group and a leaving group, even a poor one, on the next carbon. has hydrogens alpha to C=O (pKa about 20) and a methoxy group on the beta-carbon. The others have no acidifying group; alkyl halides eliminate by E2 or E1.
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