Skip to main content
Organic Chemistry 2 Midterm - Parte 4 di 4!
CAMPIONE
Questo è un set di esercizio di esempio. Per avere un'esperienza di preparazione personalizzata:
oppure
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS / Lactones, Lactams and Cyclization Reactions / Problema 6
Problema 6

5-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid forms a cyclic ester (lactone) when it is mixed with a trace amount of acid.


Structure of 5-hydroxy-3-methylpentanoic acid showing its cyclic ester form.


(i) Write the structure of the lactone.
(ii) Suggest a plausible mechanism for its formation.