In 1985, two researchers at the University of California, Riverside, carried out the reaction given in Fig.

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In 1985, two researchers at the University of California, Riverside, carried out the reaction given in Fig. P28.51.

The equilibrium mixture contained compound A (22%), a single stereoisomer of B (47%), and a single stereoisomer of C (31%). Predict the stereochemistry of compounds B and C at the carbon marked with the asterisk (*). Explain your prediction.CH C3H17 DH A CH3 Figure P28.51 OH 'H 98 C (dark) CH C8H17 D CH3 H B * OH "H t CH C8H17 H CH3 D C * OH H

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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