Birch Reduction of Aromatic Rings
…or an electron donating group (EDG). Examples: Notes: The presence of an electron-withdrawing group tends to stabilize an anion directly adjacent to it, resulting in patterns like those seen in…
Read more…or an electron donating group (EDG). Examples: Notes: The presence of an electron-withdrawing group tends to stabilize an anion directly adjacent to it, resulting in patterns like those seen in…
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Read more…an alkoxide (RO(-) ? The answer is no. Saponification of an ester with HO(-) is irreversible. Getting the ester back is highly unfavorable under basic conditions. (Note 1– it can…
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Read more…is that we’re limited to using nucleophiles that aren’t irreversibly destroyed by strong acid. This means that strongly basic nucleophiles like NH2(-), HO(-), RO(-), hydrides and Grignards are incompatible with…
Read more…Furthermore, the leaving group to make the ester would not be HO(-). It would be O (2-) ! With one notable exception [Note 6] , that won’t happen. Note that…
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