Determine a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction that illustrates why two substitution products are formed. Explain why 1-bromohex-2-ene reacts rapidly with a weak nucleophile (CH3OH) under Syl reaction conditions, even though it is a 1° alkyl halide. 1-bromohex-2-ene Part 1: Br CH₂CH₂CH₂CH CH₂OH The first step in the reaction proceeds according to which mechanism? Part 2: =CHCH₂ + CH₂OH Br CH₂CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂ Br Draw the missing resonance contributor. OCH 3 CH₂CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂ CH₂CH₂CH₂CH=CH-CH₂ + Br Br OCH 3 HYCHICH CHO CHI view structure + HBr a x + Br

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Determine a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction that illustrates why two substitution
products are formed. Explain why 1-bromohex-2-ene reacts rapidly with a weak nucleophile (CH3OH)
under Syl reaction conditions, even though it is a 1° alkyl halide.
1-bromohex-2-ene
Part 1:
Br
CH₂OH
The first step in the reaction proceeds according to which mechanism?
CH₂CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂ + CH₂OH
CH₂CH₂CH₂CH:
Part 2:
Br
CHCH₂
Draw the missing resonance contributor.
OCH3 +
CH3CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂
CH3CH₂CH₂CH=CH-CH₂ + Br
Br
OCH 3
H₂CH₂CH₂CH=CH₂
view structure
+
+ Br
HBr
X
Transcribed Image Text:Determine a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction that illustrates why two substitution products are formed. Explain why 1-bromohex-2-ene reacts rapidly with a weak nucleophile (CH3OH) under Syl reaction conditions, even though it is a 1° alkyl halide. 1-bromohex-2-ene Part 1: Br CH₂OH The first step in the reaction proceeds according to which mechanism? CH₂CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂ + CH₂OH CH₂CH₂CH₂CH: Part 2: Br CHCH₂ Draw the missing resonance contributor. OCH3 + CH3CH₂CH₂CH=CHCH₂ CH3CH₂CH₂CH=CH-CH₂ + Br Br OCH 3 H₂CH₂CH₂CH=CH₂ view structure + + Br HBr X
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