Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Chapter15: Radical Reactions
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Problem 14E
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The reaction was intended to proceed via a Fischer esterification of the chiral, optically pure alcohol A with the carboxylic acid B, followed by an intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition to yield the product C. Unexpectedly, the product C turned out to be a racemic mixture of enantiomers, exhibiting no optical activity. This outcome indicated that the Fischer esterification did not proceed as anticipated.
draw a rxn mechanism to show why ester was formed instead and the optical activity was lost? What could the scientists have done to prevent ester formation?
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