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  4. The following reaction textR - ( textCH) text2 ( textCH) text2 overset text+ textN (( text(CH) text3 text)) text3 ( textOH)- overset textΔ arrow textRCH text= ( textCH) text2 ( text+N(CH) text3 ( text)) text3 text+ ( textH) text2 textO is called

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Q. The following reaction
$\text{R} - \left(\text{CH}\right)_{\text{2}} \left(\text{CH}\right)_{\text{2}} \overset{\text{+}}{\text{N}} \left(\left(\text{(CH}\right)_{\text{3}} \text{)}\right)_{\text{3}} \left(\text{OH}\right)^{-} \overset{\text{Δ}}{ \rightarrow } \text{RCH} \, \text{=} \, \left(\text{CH}\right)_{\text{2}} \left(\text{+N(CH}\right)_{\text{3}} \left(\text{)}\right)_{\text{3}} \, \text{+} \, \left(\text{H}\right)_{\text{2}} \text{O}$ is called

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Solution:

Trialkyl ammonium hydroxide undergoes Hoffmann elimination to give less substituted alkene. Elimination of more acidic $\beta $ -H occurs from that $\beta $ -carbon, which is joined to largest number of hydrogens. Thus, elimination of H occurs opposite to that of Saytzeff rules.
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