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Predict the major products of the following reactions. (a) ethyl tosylate + potassium

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QUESTION:

Predict the major products of the following reactions.

(a) ethyl tosylate + potassium tert-butoxide

(b) isobutyl tosylate + NaI

(c) (R)-2-hexyl tosylate + NaCN

(d) the tosylate of cyclohexylmethanol + excess \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\)

(e) n-butyl tosylate + sodium acetylide, \(\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{C}:{ }^{-+} \mathrm{Na}\)

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QUESTION:

Predict the major products of the following reactions.

(a) ethyl tosylate + potassium tert-butoxide

(b) isobutyl tosylate + NaI

(c) (R)-2-hexyl tosylate + NaCN

(d) the tosylate of cyclohexylmethanol + excess \(\mathrm{NH}_{3}\)

(e) n-butyl tosylate + sodium acetylide, \(\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{C} \equiv \mathrm{C}:{ }^{-+} \mathrm{Na}\)

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(a) Ethyl tosylate reacts with potassium tert-butoxide to generate two products. At high temperatures, the product obtained is ethene and the reaction is a substitution reaction which can be given as:

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At low temperatures, the product obtained is 2-ethoxy-2-methylpropane and the reaction is an elimination reaction which can be given as:

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