- Consider The Following Two Compounds I And Below And Answer The Questions That Follow Note That Both Compounds Dehydrat 1 (130.96 KiB) Viewed 33 times
Consider the following two compounds i and below and answer the questions that follow. Note that both compounds dehydrate upon the addition of a base through the E2 mechanism. OH OH II. Hz) CHCH HC. CH2CH3 H3C CH; H3C CH CH CH i a) Draw the most stable chair conformation for Compound! (1) b) Draw the least stable chair conformation for Compound . (1) c) Draw the most stable chair conformation for Compound !!. (1) d) Draw the least stable chair conformation for Compound il. (1) e) Which of the two compounds (i or 'l) would dehydrate faster in the presence of a base? Explain your answer by using notes AND mechanisms (use chair conformations and show curly arrows!!!) for the dehydration processes for BOTH and i'! THUS draw the product (or products) that one would expect in the case of BOTH and i). (8)