Hofmann product (with bulky base)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf organic chemistry concept
gptkbp:commonIn alkyl halide elimination
quaternary ammonium salt elimination
gptkbp:contrastsWith Zaitsev product
gptkbp:defines The less substituted alkene formed as the major product in an elimination reaction using a bulky base.
gptkbp:example triethylamine
potassium tert-butoxide
lithium diisopropylamide (LDA)
gptkbp:favoredBy steric hindrance
gptkbp:formedBy elimination of a leaving group from a substrate with a bulky base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hofmann product (with bulky base)
gptkbp:majorProductIn E2 elimination with tert-butoxide
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction gptkb:E2_elimination
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:August_Wilhelm_von_Hofmann
gptkbp:opposedBy Zaitsev product
gptkbp:productType less substituted alkene
gptkbp:relatedTo alkene
elimination reaction
bulky base
E2 mechanism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:E2_elimination
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7