Which direction of the intramolecular reactions is major and why? Could someone could depict the mechanism step by step and it is better to draw out the transitional state configurations
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$\begingroup$ The two lone pairs are obviously not equivalent. Any stabilization would lead to decreased nucleophilicity. Can you identify any factors that might stabilize two lone pairs? $\endgroup$– ZheJun 18, 2020 at 0:43
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$\begingroup$ @Zhe Can you elaborate a little more? I am not exactly sure about the factor you're referring to, is it the conjugation between both the oxygens? $\endgroup$– Yusuf HasanJun 18, 2020 at 2:47
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$\begingroup$ I want to know what the difference between these two lone pairs was, and could anybody sketch out the molecular orbitals of these two lone pairs located in? $\endgroup$– csgJun 19, 2020 at 16:25
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