5. Treating y-butyrolactone with two equivalents of methylmagnesium bromide, followed by hydrolysis in aqueous acid, gives a compound with the molecular formula CçH1402, as shown below. Propose a structural formula for this compound, and show using curly arrows the reaction mechanism. 1. CH,MgBr (2 equiv.) 2. H*/H,O y-butyrolactone

5. Treating y-butyrolactone with two equivalents of methylmagnesium bromide, followed by hydrolysis in aqueous acid, gives a compound with the molecular formula CçH1402, as shown below. Propose a structural formula for this compound, and show using curly arrows the reaction mechanism. 1. CH,MgBr (2 equiv.) 2. H*/H,O y-butyrolactone

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Chapter11: Ethers, Epoxides, And Sulfides

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Problem 11.26P: Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of the following epoxide gives a trans diol. Of the two possible trans...

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