🦷 DAT Exam Prep

E1 elimination is favored by:

A Strong base, primary substrate

B Weak base/nucleophile, tertiary substrate, and polar protic solvent

C SN2 conditions

D Low temperature

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

E1: two-step, unimolecular. Tertiary substrates form stable carbocations. Polar protic solvents stabilize the leaving group.