Invoking Hammonds postulate, draw the structure of the reactive intermediate that should most closely resemble the transition

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Invoking Hammond’s postulate, draw the structure of the reactive intermediate that should most closely resemble the transition state of the rate-limiting step for the hydration of 1-methylcyclohexene. (The first step in the mechanism, protonation of the double bond, is rate-limiting.)

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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