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Ch. 9 - Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Bruice - Organic Chemistry 8th Edition
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Capitolo 9, Problema 99g,h

What are the products of the following reactions?
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Step 1: Analyze the first reaction. The substrate is a cyclohexane ring with a tertiary iodide group attached. The reagent is tert-butoxide (a strong, bulky base). This setup suggests an E2 elimination reaction due to the steric hindrance of the base and the tertiary nature of the substrate.
Step 2: In an E2 elimination, the base abstracts a proton from a β-carbon (adjacent to the carbon bonded to the leaving group), and the leaving group (iodine) departs simultaneously. Identify the β-hydrogens available for elimination.
Step 3: Determine the most stable alkene product. The bulky base favors the formation of the less substituted alkene (Hofmann product) due to steric hindrance. Draw the possible alkene products and select the one that aligns with this preference.
Step 4: Analyze the second reaction. The substrate is benzyl chloride, and the reagent is methoxide (CH₃O⁻), a strong nucleophile and base. This setup suggests an SN2 reaction due to the primary nature of the substrate and the strong nucleophile.
Step 5: In an SN2 reaction, the nucleophile attacks the carbon bonded to the leaving group (chlorine) from the opposite side, displacing the leaving group. Draw the product where the methoxide group replaces the chlorine atom on the benzyl group.

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