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Why in the presence of base, proton is abstracted from CH 3 (1) not from CH 3 (2)

Why in the presence of base, proton is abstracted from CH3 (1) not from CH3(2) 

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Ravleen Kaur
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6 years ago
Hello Student,

The presence of base abstracts the proton from CH3(1) not from CH3(2) because of steric hinderence. The base abstracts the proton from the least hindered side.

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Ravleen Kaur

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