Questions tagged [rearrangements]
For questions about specific rearrangements within organic chemistry.
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Number of products on dehydrobromination
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The total number of alkene products possible from the dehydrobromination of 3-bromo-3-cyclopentylhexane using alcohol KOH is :
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Major product of isomerization reaction
I am trying to come up with a logical mechanism for the following transformation, where 2-methylenecyclobutan-1-ol is converted to cyclopentanone under acidic conditions:
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Regioselectivity of the Beckmann rearrangement
It seems to be that the Beckmann rearrangement is a nice way to prepare secondary amines. This can be achieved by removal of oxygen via the use of $\ce{HI}$/$\ce{P}$. However, if ketones are used, ...
