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Find the major products when these cyclohexenone bromides react with caustic potash in alcoholic medium:
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Also find the order of the rates of the given reactions.
Answer: The answer of this question is given as option 'D' ie. all products are identical, however I am getting the answer as ...
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What will be the major product of the following dehydrohalogenation?
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I believe the answer should be C, because even if 2-butyne is formed $\ce{NaNH2}$ should cause it to rearrange into a terminal alkyne. Hence the answer should be 1-butyne. ...
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Rearrangement with sodium iodide (ring opening)
I'm not able to figure out the mechanism for this reaction. I don't see how sodium iodide in acetone could lead to rearrangement, and surprisingly ring opening!
What is this reaction called, if it ...
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Reaction of dihalides with excess of NaNH2
Gem-dihalides react with $\ce{NaNH2}$ to give terminal alkynes. Why is a terminal alkyne prefered?
For example,
I had thought that 2-pentyne would be preferred over 1-pentyne as it would be more ...
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What is the major product in the reaction of 2,3-dichlorobutane with sodium amide in liquid ammonia?
I am not able to decide which among 1,3-butadiene and 2-butyne is the major product of this reaction. Will there be even a major product out of the two or will there be a mixture?
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Why does this E2 reaction occur on the less substituted carbon?
In compound C it eliminates the beta hydrogen attached to the less substituted carbon, rather than attacking the beta hydrogen attached to the tertiary carbon. Why is this the case?
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Origin of alkenes from Wurtz Reaction
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Also, since the reaction involves free radical species, a side reaction occurs to produce an alkene. This side-reaction becomes more significant when the alkyl halides are ...
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