Hello. I'm a high school senior in an Organic Chemistry class and I need some help with the following problem:
Name and draw the possible products of the Aldol condensation of 1-chloro-3-pentanone. There are two. Show the two keto-enol tautomers of 1-chloro-3-pentanone.
Thank you!!
2007-04-20 15:19:01 · 2 answers · asked by Kristin H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
So, there are 2 alpha hydrogen sources on the pentanone and either could be deprotonated by the base. The resulting aldol products are from either participating in an aldol reaction.
That said, I would expect the reaction to proceed by SN2 chemistry much faster, with that beta chloride being displaced.
2007-04-21 06:42:52 · answer #1 · answered by niuchemist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would require tools for drawing arrows and bonds which are not available here.
2007-04-20 18:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋