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Using acetylene and 2-methylpropane as your only sources
Chapter 11, Problem 11.44(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Using acetylene and 2-methylpropane as your only sources of carbon atoms, propose a plausible synthesis for CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2. You will need to utilize many reactions from previous chapters.
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QUESTION:
Using acetylene and 2-methylpropane as your only sources of carbon atoms, propose a plausible synthesis for CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2. You will need to utilize many reactions from previous chapters.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 10
(a)
Cyclopentane is a symmetrical molecule, and all the ten hydrogens on the five carbons are equivalent.
So, monochlorination of cyclopentane produces only one constitutional isomer.