
(a)
Interpretation:
The products of the following reactions should be determined and if the products can exist as stereoisomers, it must be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Halogen addition to an alkene:
The addition reaction of halides to
Mainly
In general, the reaction can be shown as below.
When the bromine approaches the alkene, one bromine accepts the electrons from alkene and give them to the other bromine and a cyclic bromonium ion intermediate is formed.
The formed unstable intermediate reacts with
(b)
Interpretation:
The products of the following reactions should be determined and if the products can exist as stereoisomers, it must be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Acid Catalysed addition of water: When water is added to alkene in the presence of an acid, the product formed will be an alcohol.
The electrophile
(c)
Interpretation:
The products of the following reactions should be determined and if the products can exist as stereoisomers, it must be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Halogen addition to an alkene:
The addition reaction of halides to alkenes leads to the formation of vicinal dihalide as the product. The two halogens will be on the adjacent carbons.
Mainly
In general, the reaction can be shown as below.
When the bromine approaches the alkene, one bromine accepts the electrons from alkene and give them to the other bromine and a cyclic bromonium ion intermediate is formed.
The formed unstable intermediate reacts with
(d)
Interpretation:
The products of the following reactions should be determined and if the products can exist as stereoisomers, it must be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Addition of a hydrogen halide to an alkene:
An
The
The general reaction is represented as:

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