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### Organic Chemistry Reactions and Stereochemistry

#### Reaction Prediction and Stereochemical Outcomes

**Objective:** 
Predict all product(s) of the following reactions and show the stereochemical outcome if applicable. Determine which one is the major product.

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**Reaction 1:**

- **Reactants:**

  - A cyclohexane ring with a chlorine (Cl) substituent in an axial position.
  - The nucleophile is sodium tert-butoxide (tert-butyl group with a negatively charged oxygen and a sodium cation), dissolved in DMF (Dimethylformamide).

- **Reaction Scheme:**
  ```
        Cl
   ———————> 
       |
       *
       |
        
       +  tBuO−Na+
       DMF
  ```

**Explanation:**

In this reaction, the base (tert-butoxide) will deprotonate the cyclohexane ring, leading to the elimination of the chlorine substituent and formation of a double bond (alkene). Due to the strong basic nature of tert-butoxide, the reaction follows an E2 mechanism, which favors the formation of the most stable (more substituted) alkene through an anti-elimination process.

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**Reaction 2:**

- **Reactants:**

  - A cyclohexane ring with a chlorine (Cl) substituent in an axial position, adjacent to a methyl group.
  - The nucleophile is sodium ethoxide (an ethyl group with a negatively charged oxygen and a sodium cation), dissolved in DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide).

- **Reaction Scheme:**
  ```
        Cl
   ———————> 
       |
       *
       |
        Me −
        
       +  EtO−Na+
       DMSO
  ```

**Explanation:**

This reaction involves sodium ethoxide, a strong base, facilitating an E2 elimination reaction. Similar to Reaction 1, the base abstracts a proton leading to the elimination of chlorine, and the formation of a double bond in the cyclohexane ring resulting in the most stable alkene. Given the substituent adjacent to the reaction site, the stereochemical outcome will be considered, ensuring anti-periplanar geometry for the elimination process.

#### Determining the Major Product:

In both reactions, we aim to form the most substituted and hence, the most stable alkene due to Zaitsev's rule (which states the more substituted alkene is the
Transcribed Image Text:### Organic Chemistry Reactions and Stereochemistry #### Reaction Prediction and Stereochemical Outcomes **Objective:** Predict all product(s) of the following reactions and show the stereochemical outcome if applicable. Determine which one is the major product. --- **Reaction 1:** - **Reactants:** - A cyclohexane ring with a chlorine (Cl) substituent in an axial position. - The nucleophile is sodium tert-butoxide (tert-butyl group with a negatively charged oxygen and a sodium cation), dissolved in DMF (Dimethylformamide). - **Reaction Scheme:** ``` Cl ———————> | * | + tBuO−Na+ DMF ``` **Explanation:** In this reaction, the base (tert-butoxide) will deprotonate the cyclohexane ring, leading to the elimination of the chlorine substituent and formation of a double bond (alkene). Due to the strong basic nature of tert-butoxide, the reaction follows an E2 mechanism, which favors the formation of the most stable (more substituted) alkene through an anti-elimination process. --- **Reaction 2:** - **Reactants:** - A cyclohexane ring with a chlorine (Cl) substituent in an axial position, adjacent to a methyl group. - The nucleophile is sodium ethoxide (an ethyl group with a negatively charged oxygen and a sodium cation), dissolved in DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide). - **Reaction Scheme:** ``` Cl ———————> | * | Me − + EtO−Na+ DMSO ``` **Explanation:** This reaction involves sodium ethoxide, a strong base, facilitating an E2 elimination reaction. Similar to Reaction 1, the base abstracts a proton leading to the elimination of chlorine, and the formation of a double bond in the cyclohexane ring resulting in the most stable alkene. Given the substituent adjacent to the reaction site, the stereochemical outcome will be considered, ensuring anti-periplanar geometry for the elimination process. #### Determining the Major Product: In both reactions, we aim to form the most substituted and hence, the most stable alkene due to Zaitsev's rule (which states the more substituted alkene is the
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