Summary of Elimination and Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions

    ESN
    Reaction orderFavored by strong basesNot favored by strong bases
    1Favored by steric hindranceE1
    e.g. R3C-X
    SN1
    e.g. R3C-X in non-basic solvents
    2Not favored by steric hindranceE2
    e.g. R2CH-X with strong base,
    R3C-X with strong base
    SN2
    e.g. CH3-X,
    RCH2-X
    (Not R3C-X)

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