When cis-4-chlorocyclohexanol is treated with sodium hydroxide in ethanol, it gives mainly the substitution product trans-1,4-cyclohexanediol (1). Under the same reaction conditions, trans-4-chlorocyclohexanol gives 3-cyclohexenol (2) and the bicyclic ether (3). OH он OH OH NaOH NAOH CH,CH,OH CH,CH,OH ČI cis-4-Chloro- (1) trans-4-Chloro- (2) (3) cyclohexanol cyclohexanol

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Propose a mechanism for formation of product (1), and account for its configuration.

When cis-4-chlorocyclohexanol is treated with sodium hydroxide in ethanol, it gives
mainly the substitution product trans-1,4-cyclohexanediol (1). Under the same reaction
conditions, trans-4-chlorocyclohexanol gives 3-cyclohexenol (2) and the bicyclic ether (3).
OH
он
OH
OH
NaOH
NAOH
CH,CH,OH
CH,CH,OH
ČI
cis-4-Chloro-
(1)
trans-4-Chloro-
(2)
(3)
cyclohexanol
cyclohexanol
Transcribed Image Text:When cis-4-chlorocyclohexanol is treated with sodium hydroxide in ethanol, it gives mainly the substitution product trans-1,4-cyclohexanediol (1). Under the same reaction conditions, trans-4-chlorocyclohexanol gives 3-cyclohexenol (2) and the bicyclic ether (3). OH он OH OH NaOH NAOH CH,CH,OH CH,CH,OH ČI cis-4-Chloro- (1) trans-4-Chloro- (2) (3) cyclohexanol cyclohexanol
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