OWLv2 with MindTap Reader, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brown/Iverson/Anslyn/Foote's Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition
OWLv2 with MindTap Reader, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brown/Iverson/Anslyn/Foote's Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305582439
Author: Brown, William H.; Iverson, Brent L.; Anslyn, Eric; Foote, Christopher S.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25.3, Problem CQ
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The reaction included in the formation of steps 5 and 6 has to be given.

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The keto-group of carbonyl compound is in equilibrium with the enol form which contains alcohol group.  The two groups are in equilibrium with each other and the enol form contains a double bonded carbon atoms adjacent to the alcohol group.  The keto and enol compounds are said to be Tautomers and the mechanism is known as keto-enol tautomerization.

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