CHEM 345 Quiz: CHEM340 Washington State Quiz05answer
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A full description of a reaction includes the name of the transformation, reactants, intermediates and products. Please fill up the box to complete these transformations. Clearly label which is the major product and which are the minor products. H2o: hg(oac)2, nabh4, naoh (or other oh-) Question 2 the major product and one of the minor products of the following reaction is shown. (1) give detailed mechanism that supports the observed results. Hint: use hammond postulate. (2) draw structures for other possible products. Initial protonation of alkenes lead to two carbocation intermediates (a and b). Hammond postulate states that the transition state for a given transformation resemble the reactant (intermediate) of the higher energy. The carbocation a (a tertiary carbocation) is more stable than carbocation b (a secondary carbocation). As such, the transition state leading to carbocation a is lower in energy than that for carbocation b. In addition, both intermediates are formed from the same reactant.
