Draw all possible resonance contributors for the two carbocations in the preceding reaction. Use the resonance contributors to explain why 1-naphthol is the major product of the reaction.
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Ch. 10 - Reactions of Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides, Amines, and Sulfur-Containing Compounds
Problema 37How do the major products obtained from rearrangement of the following arene oxides differ?

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Arene Oxides
Rearrangement Reactions
Product Distribution
Three arene oxides can be obtained from phenanthrene.
a. Draw the structures of the three phenanthrene oxides.
Explain why the two arene oxides in [PROBLEM 10-38] open in opposite directions.
The existence of the NIH shift was established by determining the major product obtained from rearrangement of the following arene oxide, in which a hydrogen has been replaced by a deuterium.
a. What would be the major product if the NIH shift occurs? (Hint: A C—H bond is easier to break than a C—D bond.)
The existence of the NIH shift was established by determining the major product obtained from rearrangement of the following arene oxide, in which a hydrogen has been replaced by a deuterium.
b. What would be the major product if the carbocation forms phenol by losing H+ or D+, rather than by going through the NIH shift?
Three arene oxides can be obtained from phenanthrene.
c. If a phenanthrene oxide can lead to the formation of more than one phenol, which phenol will be obtained in greater yield?