Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 6, Problem 6.41P
Consider the following reaction.
- (a) Draw a structural formula for the compound with the molecular formula C8H12.
- (b) Do you predict the product to be the cis isomer, the trans isomer, or a mixture of cis and trans isomers? Explain.
- (c) Draw a suitable stereorepresentation for the more stable chair conformation of the dicarbaldehyde formed in this oxidation.
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