18. Reactions of Aromatics:EAS and Beyond
Side-Chain Oxidation
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Problem 8
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Textbook QuestionIn 1935, J. Bredt, a German chemist, proposed that a bicycloalkene could not have a double bond at a bridgehead carbon unless one of the rings contains at least eight carbons. This is known as Bredt's rule. Explain why there cannot be a double bond at this position.
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