Predict the products of the following reactions. (a) benzyl bromide + sodium cyanide (b) product of (a) + cyclopentylmagnesium bromide, then acidic hydrolysis (c) product of (a) + DIBAL-H, then hydrolysis

Predict the products of the following reactions. (a) benzyl bromide + sodium cyanide (b) product of (a) + cyclopentylmagnesium bromide, then acidic hydrolysis (c) product of (a) + DIBAL-H, then hydrolysis

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Chapter22: Carbonyl Alpha-substitution Reactions

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Predict the products of the following reactions.

(a) benzyl bromide + sodium cyanide

(b) product of (a) + cyclopentylmagnesium bromide, then acidic hydrolysis

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