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The tosylate of a primary alcohol normally undergoes an
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The tosylate of a primary alcohol normally undergoes an SN2 reaction with hydroxide ion to give a primary alcohol. Reaction of this tosylate, however, gives a compound of molecular formula C7H12O. OH OTs C7H12O NaOH Propose a structural formula for this compound and a mechanism for its formation.
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The tosylate of a primary alcohol normally undergoes an SN2 reaction with hydroxide ion to give a primary alcohol. Reaction of this tosylate, however, gives a compound of molecular formula C7H12O. OH OTs C7H12O NaOH Propose a structural formula for this compound and a mechanism for its formation.
ANSWER:The tosylate of a primary alcohol normally undergoes an SN2 reaction with hydroxide ionto give a primary alcohol. Reaction of this tosylate, however, gives a compound ofmolecular formula C7H12O. OH OTs C7H12O NaOH Propose a structural formula for