Elimination Reaction

 Burgess Reagent Mechanism, E.M. Burgess discovered that 2o and 3o alcohols could be dehydrated with the inner salt of (methoxycarbonylsulfamoyl)triethylammonium hydroxide the reagent is called the Burgess reagent to afford the corresponding olefins through intramolecular elimination reaction. This process is now known as the Burgess dehydration reaction.   Burgess Reagent: Burgess Reagent cas : 29684-56-8 Synonym(s): Methyl N (triethylammoniosulfonyl)carbamate, … Read more