On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Charles Christensen wrote:
> As far as the mechanism goes for the formation of this alkene, what is the
> base that removes the H atom in the final step? The conditions of the
> reaction only indicat H+, which in my mind does not necessarily indicate
> an aqueous solution, in which water would be the base that would remove
> the H atom. Can I just assume that the reaction is in aqueous conditions?
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