When Br2 is added to buta-1, 3-diene at - 15 C, the product mixture contains 60% of

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When Br2 is added to buta-1, 3-diene at - 15 °C, the product mixture contains 60% of product A and 40% of product B. When the same reaction takes place at 60 °C, the product ratio is 10% A and 90% B.
(a) Propose structures for products A and B.
(b) Propose a mechanism to account for formation of both A and B.
(c) Show why A predominates at - 15 °C, but B predominates at 60 °C.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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