THIS MONTH'S PROBLEM IN REACTION MECHANISMS
Solving problems in reaction mechanism is the best way to keep your organic wits in shape. It has allways been. Try the one at right. We scan selected organic journals, current or past issues, for interesting problems like the one at right. For a full discussion about solving it and more problems go to our problem wiki at: http://organic-room-1.wikispaces.com/Problem+7
|  DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM, 2nd-3rd semester of undergraduate organic chemistry, or 1sr Y graduate student Before trying anything, think of carbonium ions... they particularly like this reaction medium. Also mind that the cyclopropyl carbinol survives the aqueous strong mineral acid medium. This means that the alternative route leading to 2 ought to be more favorable, despite its remarkable nature. |
