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Ch.8 - Reactions of Alkenes
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 8, Problema 46p

Predict the major products of the following reactions, and give the structures of any intermediates. Include stereochemistry where appropriate.
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Step 1: Recognize the reaction type. The reagents Hg(OAc)₂, H₂O, followed by NaBH₄, NaOH indicate an oxymercuration-demercuration reaction. This reaction adds water (H and OH) across a double bond in a Markovnikov fashion without rearrangement.
Step 2: Analyze the starting material. The first image shows a substituted cyclohexene, and the second image shows a bicyclic compound with a double bond. Both structures contain alkenes that will undergo addition reactions.
Step 3: Predict the intermediate. In the oxymercuration step, the alkene reacts with Hg(OAc)₂ and H₂O to form a mercurinium ion intermediate. The nucleophilic attack by water occurs at the more substituted carbon of the double bond, leading to the formation of an organomercury intermediate.
Step 4: Perform the demercuration step. In the second step, NaBH₄ reduces the organomercury intermediate, replacing the mercury group with a hydrogen atom. This completes the addition of H and OH across the double bond.
Step 5: Consider stereochemistry. The addition of H and OH occurs in an anti fashion due to the mechanism of the reaction. For the bicyclic compound, steric hindrance may influence the orientation of the added groups. Ensure to draw the major product with correct stereochemistry.

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