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Chapter 8: 8-8-b (page 230)

From what alkenes might the following alcohols have been prepared?

b)

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b) The alkene needed to produce given alcohol is,


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Conversion of alkene to alcohol

When alkenes undergo oxymercuration-demercuration, it results in the formation of alcohol products.It occurs in two steps, the first step is the treatment of alkene with Hg(AOc)2, and the second step is the reduction with NaBH4.

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Preparation of alcohol from alkene

b) The given alcohol is prepared by using oxymercuration-demercuration reaction. When vinylcyclohexane is treated with Hg(AOc)2and in the second step, the product is treated with NaBH4. The OH is added to that carbon which is highly substituted.

Formation of alcohol from alkene

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Which of the reactions below would result in a product mixture thatwould rotate plane-polarized light?

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What products would you expect from oxymercuration-demercuration of the following alkenes?

a)

b)

Compound A has the formula C10H16. On catalytic hydrogenation over palladium, it reacts with only 1 molar equivalent of H2. Compound A also reacts with ozone, followed by zinc treatment, to yield a symmetrical diketone, B(C10H16O2).

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