Question
Write the structure of a secondary alkyl halide 12. makes the gauche conformation of butane being less stable than its anti conformation 13. Circle the least stable conformation given below. 14. The name of the mechanism by which methanol reacts with hydrogen bromide forming methyl bromide and water is 15. The IUPAC name of the following compound is 16. The most stable conformation of cyclohexane is 17. The nucleophile in the following substitution reaction is 18. is the most reactive hydrogen halide when reacting with an alcohol producing an alkyl halide and water. (fill in a name or a structure) 19. Please label (a) a transition state (b) an intermediate (c) the product on II-potential energy diagram shown below for a multi-step reaction.
Explanation / Answer
11) R- CH(Br) - R
12) repulsions
13) 2nd option least stable .
14) SN2
15) 5,5-dimethyl 2-hexanol
16) chair
17) Br-
18) R-I