A chemist allows some pure (2S,3R)-3-bromo-2,3-diphenylpentane to react with a solution
Chapter 7, Problem 7-66(choose chapter or problem)
A chemist allows some pure (2S,3R)-3-bromo-2,3-diphenylpentane to react with a solution of sodium ethoxide \(\left(\mathrm{NaOCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\right)\) in ethanol. The products are two alkenes: A (cis-trans mixture) and B, a single pure isomer. Under the same conditions, the reaction of (2S,3S)-3-bromo-2,3-diphenylpentane gives two alkenes, A (cis-trans mixture) and C. Upon catalytic hydrogenation, all three of these alkenes (A, B, and C) give 2,3-diphenylpentane. Determine the structures of A, B, and C; give equations for their formation; and explain the stereospecificity of these reactions.
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