Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry
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Chapter16: Synthesis Workshop 1
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Provide the structure of the major organic products which result in the reaction below.

Transcribed Image Text:**Provide the Structure of the Major Organic Product**
The image depicts a chemical reaction. The starting material is a cyclopentane ring with two substituents: a methyl group (CH₃) and a chlorine atom (Cl) on adjacent carbon atoms. The chlorine atom is bonded with a wedge bond indicating that it is projecting out of the plane of the paper.
**Reagent:**
- Sodium ethoxide (CH₃CH₂ONa)
**Reaction Type:**
This reaction typically involves a substitution or elimination mechanism. Sodium ethoxide, a strong base, can promote elimination, leading to the formation of an alkene. Alternatively, it might substitute the chlorine atom with an ethoxide group, particularly in an S_N2 reaction.
**Expected Product:**
The reaction likely results in the formation of an alkene as the major product, due to the base-induced elimination (E2 mechanism). The major organic product would be the cyclopentane ring with a double bond, specifically cyclopentene, formed by the removal of the chlorine atom and a hydrogen atom from the adjacent carbon atom.
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