Consider the mechanism of the reaction shown below. Give the structure of the next important organic reaction intermediate along the reaction coordinate. Your answer could be the final product. HBr heat
Consider the mechanism of the reaction shown below. Give the structure of the next important organic reaction intermediate along the reaction coordinate. Your answer could be the final product. HBr heat
Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Chapter13: Substitution
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Step 1: Reaction 1
The reaction is:
The intermediate formed in the reaction mechanism is a carbocation. Organic molecules when treated with an acid results in the formation of a carbocation. Here HBr is acid.
The mechanism is:
The cleavage takes place such that the formed carbocation is more stable. If the cleave takes place between the straight branch carbon and oxygen atom then a primary carbocation is formed which is less stable compared to secondary carbocation which is formed in the above mechanism.
The next important reaction intermediate is Secondary carbocation.
The intermediate is:
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