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Offline ben809

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How would this mechanism work?
« on: November 20, 2011, 02:18:30 PM »
Ok so i've posted a mechanism i've proposed, not sure how the Water will hydrolze to produce the alcohol compound!
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Re: How would this mechanism work?
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 07:38:21 PM »
you can start with the idea of O of H2O  attacking with its lone pair on the electropositive C atom .Are you sure of that methyl removal?
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Re: How would this mechanism work?
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 09:25:52 PM »
Oh Im so sorry its not a methyl thats a Hydrogen! I forgot to add that in sorry!
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Re: How would this mechanism work?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2011, 08:29:23 AM »
Quote from: ben809 on November 20, 2011, 02:18:30 PM
Ok so i've posted a mechanism i've proposed, not sure how the Water will hydrolze to produce the alcohol compound!

I believe either SN1 or SN2 would do the job, probably. What about the stereochemistry on that C?
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