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Ch. 13 - Alcohols, Ethers and Related Compounds: Substitution and Elimination
Mullins - Organic Chemistry: A Learner Centered Approach 1st Edition
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Capitolo 12, Problema 30

Provide an arrow-pushing mechanism that rationalizes the outcome of the reaction shown.
Chemical reaction diagram showing an alcohol converting to a chlorinated compound with an arrow-pushing mechanism.

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Step 1: Protonation of the alcohol group - The hydroxyl group (-OH) on the cyclobutyl ring is protonated by HCl, forming a positively charged oxonium ion. This step increases the leaving group ability of the hydroxyl group.
Step 2: Formation of a carbocation - The protonated hydroxyl group leaves as water (H2O), generating a cyclobutyl carbocation. This carbocation is highly strained due to the four-membered ring.
Step 3: Ring expansion - To relieve the ring strain, the cyclobutyl carbocation undergoes a ring expansion via a 1,2-hydride shift or a 1,2-alkyl shift, forming a more stable cyclopentyl carbocation.
Step 4: Nucleophilic attack by chloride ion - The chloride ion (Cl⁻) from HCl acts as a nucleophile and attacks the cyclopentyl carbocation, forming the final product, cyclopentyl chloride.
Step 5: Verify the product - The final product is a cyclopentane ring with a chlorine atom attached to the carbon that was originally part of the carbocation.

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