Summary of Elimination and Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
E | SN | ||
Reaction order | Favored by strong bases | Not favored by strong bases | |
1 | Favored by steric hindrance | E1 e.g. R3C-X | SN1 e.g. R3C-X in non-basic solvents |
2 | Not favored by steric hindrance | E2 e.g. R2CH-X with strong base, R3C-X with strong base | SN2 e.g. CH3-X, RCH2-X (Not R3C-X) |