Organic Chemistry
The pinacol rearrangement begins with an acid-catalyzed ionization to give a carbocation. The carbocation then undergoes rearrangement to give a resonance-stabilized cation, which will give the product of the reaction after the loss of a proton. Draw a mechanism for the reaction shown below.
In acidic medium, 1-propanol can undergo isomerization to 2-propanol. Write a plausible mechanism for this reaction and explain why this isomerization is energetically feasible.
Does the following carbocation undergo rearrangement? If so, illustrate the resulting carbocation and provide the corresponding mechanism.
Determine whether the following carbocation is likely to undergo rearrangement. If rearrangement is expected, draw the resulting carbocation and the mechanism by which the rearrangement occurs.
Select the carbocation(s) that is/are expected to undergo rearrangement.
Identify the carbocations from the given options that are most likely to undergo rearrangement during a reaction.
Start with the given molecule and predict the product formed after undergoing a pinacol rearrangement.
Propose a suitable mechanism for the reaction given below.
Provide a suitable mechanism for the reaction given below.
Identify which of the given carbocation species is most likely to undergo rearrangement.
Suggest a suitable mechanism for the following reaction
Show how the following carbocations rearrange to more stable carbocations.
Due to their instability, vinyl alcohols undergo rapid isomerization to produce carbonyl compounds. Draw a mechanism for the reaction shown below.
