Reaction of the N,O-acetal with NaBH4 N + NaBH4 ? CH3 EtOH

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Chapter22: Carbonyl Alpha-substitution Reactions
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Problem 64AP: The key step in a reported laboratory synthesis of sativene, a hydrocarbon isolated from the mold...
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Draw  structures and  propose mechanistic  steps that  clearly  show  how  your  postulated  reaction product formed from the N,Oacetal.     

Reaction of the N,O-acetal with NaBH4
N
+
NaBH4
?
CH3
EtOH
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