Write a mechanism using sodium ethoxide in ethanol for the epimerization of cis-decalone

Chapter 18, Problem 18.3

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Write a mechanism using sodium ethoxide in ethanol for the epimerization of cis-decalone Practice 18.3 to trans-decalone. Draw chair conformational structures that show why trans-decalone is more stable than cis-decalone. You may find it helpful to also examine handheld molecular models of cis- and trans-decalone.

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