Chapter 6: Q14P (page 300)
Predict the major product of the following substitutions.
Short Answer
Answer
Chapter 6: Q14P (page 300)
Predict the major product of the following substitutions.
Answer
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Question: Show the products you expect when each compound reacts with NBS with light shining on the reaction.
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(a)Optically active 2-bromobutane undergoes racemization on treatment with a solution of KBr. Give a mechanism for this racemization.
(b)In contrast, optically active butan-2-ol does not racemize on treatment with a solution of KOH. Explain why a reaction like that in part (a) does not occur.
(c)Optically active butan-2-ol racemizes in dilute acid. Propose a mechanism for this racemization.
Predict the compound in each pair that will undergo the SN2 reaction faster.
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Question: Using cyclohexane as one of your starting materials, show how you would synthesize the following compounds.
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