Question R10 Q6 - MIT Science Bowl Invitational 2020

Which of the following is true about the position of the resulting double bond from reaction of LDA with 2-phenylcyclohexanone at low temperatures?

W) The double bond forms between the carbonyl carbon and then alpha carbon further away from the phenyl group

X) The double bond forms between the carbonyl carbon and the alpha carbon closer to the phenyl group

Y) The double bond forms between the alpha and beta carbons further away from the phenyl group

Z) The double bond forms between the alpha and beta carbons closer to the phenyl group

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