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Chapter 28, Problem 44P
A student found that heating any one of the isomers shown here resulted in scrambling of the deuterium to all three positions on the five-membered ring. Propose a mechanism to account for this observation.
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Pearson eText Organic Chemistry -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Ch. 28.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 28.2 - Prob. 2PCh. 28.2 - Prob. 3PCh. 28.2 - Give a molecular orbital description for each of...Ch. 28.3 - Prob. 5PCh. 28.3 - Prob. 6PCh. 28.3 - Prob. 7PCh. 28.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 28.4 - Prob. 10PCh. 28.4 - Prob. 11P
Ch. 28.5 - Prob. 12PCh. 28.5 - a. Draw the product of the following reaction: b....Ch. 28.5 - Prob. 14PCh. 28.5 - Prob. 15PCh. 28.5 - Prob. 17PCh. 28.5 - Prob. 18PCh. 28.6 - Prob. 19PCh. 28.6 - Explain why the hydrogen and the methyl...Ch. 28.6 - Chorismate mutase is an enzyme that promotes a...Ch. 28.7 - Convince yourself that the TE-AC method for...Ch. 28 - Draw the product of each of the following...Ch. 28 - Draw the product of each of the following...Ch. 28 - Prob. 25PCh. 28 - Show how norbornance can be prepared from...Ch. 28 - Prob. 27PCh. 28 - Prob. 28PCh. 28 - Draw the product of each of the following...Ch. 28 - Prob. 30PCh. 28 - Prob. 31PCh. 28 - Prob. 32PCh. 28 - Prob. 33PCh. 28 - When the following compound is heated, a product...Ch. 28 - Prob. 35PCh. 28 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 28 - Prob. 37PCh. 28 - Prob. 38PCh. 28 - Prob. 39PCh. 28 - Prob. 40PCh. 28 - If isomer A is heated to about 100 C, a mixture of...Ch. 28 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 28 - Prob. 43PCh. 28 - A student found that heating any one of the...Ch. 28 - Prob. 45PCh. 28 - Prob. 46PCh. 28 - Prob. 47P
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