Identify the appropriate reagent (A-H) you would use to accomplish the given transformation. A. MeONa B. H2, Pt C. t-BuOK D. 1)
Hg(OAc)2, H2O; 2) NaBH4 E. HBr F. HBr, ROOR G. HCl H. 1) BH3-THF; 2) H2O2, NaOH
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Answer:
A. MeONa
Explanation:
One of the methods to prepare alkenes are eliminations.
The E2 reaction (for elimination, bimolecular) occurs when an alkyl halide is treated with a strong base, such as hydroxide ion or alkoxide ion (RO⁻).
It is the most common mechanism that occurs for an elimination.
The methoxide ion is a strong base that will attack the neighboring hydrogen of the halide ion and will start removing H⁺ at the same time that the double bond of the alkene begins to form and the group X begins to leave.
Then, the neutral alkene is produced when the C – H link and X group has left with the electron pair of the bond C – X (mechanism in attachment).
Therefore, MeONa would be an appropiate reagent.
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