Chapter 6: 58 P-d (page 331)
Question: Show the products you expect when each compound reacts with NBS with light shining on the reaction.
d)
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d)The product formed from the above compound when react with NBS
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Chapter 6: 58 P-d (page 331)
Question: Show the products you expect when each compound reacts with NBS with light shining on the reaction.
d)
d)The product formed from the above compound when react with NBS
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Give the structures of the following compounds.
(a) Methylene chloride
(b) Carbon tetrachloride
(c) 3-iodo-2-methylpentane
(d) Chloroform
(e) 2-chloro-3-ethyl-2-methyhexane
(f) Isobutyl iodide
(g) Cis-1-chloro-3-(chloromethyl)cyclohexane
(h) Tert-butyl bromide
(a)Optically active 2-bromobutane undergoes racemization on treatment with a solution of KBr. Give a mechanism for this racemization.
(b)In contrast, optically active butan-2-ol does not racemize on treatment with a solution of KOH. Explain why a reaction like that in part (a) does not occur.
(c)Optically active butan-2-ol racemizes in dilute acid. Propose a mechanism for this racemization.
(c)Optically active butan-2-ol racemizes in dilute acid. Propose a mechanism for this racemization.
Predict the major product of the following reaction, and give a mechanism to support your prediction.

Question: Propose mechanisms to account for the observed products in the following reactions.
b)
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