As has been demonstrated in the text, when the starting

Chapter 24, Problem 24.8

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As has been demonstrated in the text, when the starting alkene has CH2 as its terminal group, the Heck reaction is highly stereoselective for formation of the E isomer. Here, the benzene ring is abbreviated C6H5!. Show how the mechanism proposed in the text allows you to account for this stereoselectivity. O O 1 Pd(OAc)2, 2 Ph3P (CH3CH2)3N CH2 "CH9COCH3 C6H5Br C6H5 OCH3

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