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Oxymercuration-Demercuration Flashcards

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1
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mode

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indirect

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purpose

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addition of H2O across double bond to form alcohol

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3
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mercuric acetate

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Hg(OAC)2

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steps?

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2 steps

alkene + Hg(OAC)2, THF/H2O

add NaBH4

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5
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Markovnikov or anti?

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Markovnikov

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syn or anti?

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anti

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weird mercuration step?

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form mercurinium ion (Hg 3 membered ring)

acts like acid-catalyzed ring opening (H2O opens at more sub side)

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what if solvent is THF/ROH?

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product is an ether

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9
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mad as a hatter?

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ppl making hats w/ mercury go mad

crosses blood-brain barrier

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