(a) Sketch a reaction free-energy diagram for acid-catalyzed enol formation using the mechanism in Eq. 22.17b as...

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(a) Sketch a reaction free-energy diagram for acid-catalyzed enol formation using the mechanism in Eq. 22.17b as your guide. Assume that the second step, proton removal from the α-carbon, is rate-limiting.

(b) Incorporating the results of part (a), sketch a reaction free-energy diagram for the acid-catalyzed halogenation of an aldehyde or ketone.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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