7.4 Introduction to Elimination Reactions [Zaitsev's Rule and the Stability of Alkenes] | OChemistry

In this lesson, Chad provides a brief introduction to elimination reactions before specifically covering E2 and E1 elimination in subsequent lessons. He begins with a discussion of the stability of alkenes, how generally the more substituted alkene is the more stable alkene.

He then explains the anatomy of an elimination reaction which involves the loss of a leaving group (often a halide) and a hydrogen and the formation of a pi bond resulting in an alkene and shows why it is often referred to as beta elimination. Finally, Chad concludes the lesson with an explanation of Zaitsev's Rule (aka Saytzeff's Rule) showing both the Zaitsev product and Hofmann product (aka anti-Zaitsev product) in an example.

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00:00 Lesson Introduction
01:10 The Stability of Alkenes
03:42 The Anatomy of an Elimination Reaction
04:35 Zaitsev's Rule (aka Saytzeff's Rule)

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