Chemistry A-Level
elimination of water
What elimination of water means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of elimination of water
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The reaction type in which water is removed across two adjacent carbons, leaving a double bond, and which is classed as elimination.
Topics that use elimination of water
- Elimination (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- carbocation intermediate
- competing reactions
- condenser water direction
- dehydration of alcohols
- drying and washing the product
- elimination to an alkene
- Functional group
- Homologous series
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