Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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ISBN: 9780618974122
Author: Andrei Straumanis
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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In the reaction of an alkene with dichlorocarbene, the dichlorocarbene is the:
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b. Lewis base
c. Nucleophile
d. Both, b and c
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Transcribed Image Text:13. In the reaction of an alkene with dichlorocarbene, the dichlorocarbene is the: Electrophile a. b. Lewis base c. Nucleophile d. Both, b and c
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Dichlorocarbene reacts with alkene to form dichlorocyclopropane.This is a cyclo addition reaction.

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