Using the mechanism of the oxymercuration reaction to guide you, predict the product(s) obtained when 1-hexene is

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Using the mechanism of the oxymercuration reaction to guide you, predict the product(s) obtained when 1-hexene is treated with mercuric acetate in each of the following solvents and the resulting products are treated with NaBH4/NaOH. Explain your answers and tell what functional groups are present in each of the products.(a) HO/THF (b) (CH3)2CH-OH isopropyl alcohol (c) :0: || HOCCH, acetic acid

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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