Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781305080485
Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18.SE, Problem 32MP

Fluoxetine, a heavily prescribed antidepressant marketed under the name Prozac, can be prepared by a route that begins with reaction between a phenol and an alkyl chloride.

Chapter 18.SE, Problem 32MP, Fluoxetine, a heavily prescribed antidepressant marketed under the name Prozac, can be prepared by a

(a) The rate of the reaction depends on both phenol and alkyl halide. Is this an SN1 or an SN2 reaction? Show the mechanism.

(b) The physiologically active enantiomer of fluoxetine has (S) stereochemistry. Based on your answer in part (a), draw the structure of the alkyl chloride you would need, showing the correct stereochemistry.

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