Rs. Montani et al., Triethylamine-promoted elimination from (R,R)-PhCHORCHClCO2Me (R = MeCO, PhCO, 4-MeC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, MeSO2 and 4-MeC6H4SO2) in various solvents, J CHEM R-S, (2), 1999, pp. 138-139
The rates and stereochemistry of elimination from a number of (R,R)-PhCHORC
HClCO2Me (R = MeCO, PhCO, 4-MeC6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, MeSO2 and 4-MeC6H4SO2) with
triethylamine in tetrahydrofuran, acetone, methanol, dimethylformamide and
acetonitrile as solvents led to the conclusion that the elimination process
occurs through an (E1cB)(I) mechanism.