Chapter 12: Q16E (page 354)
How would you prepare the following substances, starting from any
compounds having four carbons or fewer?

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Chapter 12: Q16E (page 354)
How would you prepare the following substances, starting from any
compounds having four carbons or fewer?


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The mercury-catalyzed hydration of alkynes involves the formation of an organomercury enol intermediate. Draw the electron-pushing mechanism to show how each of the following intermediates is formed.

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a.
b.

c.
d.,

Question: What functional groups might the following molecules contain?
(a) A compound with a strong absorption at 1710
(b) A compound with a strong absorption at 1540
(c) A compound with strong absorptions at 1720 and 2500 to 3100
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