Calculations show that E2 transition states in which the base, β-hydrogen and β-carbon forms a right or acute angle give β-deuterium isotope effects substantially smaller than those normally found experimentally.
W. H. Saunders, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1973, 850 DOI: 10.1039/C39730000850
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