[jlax31]

Hey all, I need a little help doing these two problems.

1. Complete the following reactions

A. Ch3COCh3 (acetone) + Br2 (in acetic acid) ----> (I have ch3coch2br + hbr for this step)
B. Product of part A + phenyl3P ---------> ?
C. Product of part B + n-butyllithium ----------> ?
D. Product of part C + benzaldehyde -------------> ?

2. Show the complete mechanism for the following reaction:

The image for part 1 and 2 is here.
http://postimage.org/image/z8y73m6kv/

Any help is appreciated.

[vivekrai]

2. It is an acid catalyzed Aldol reaction.
1. These are very famous named reactions/reagents.

[discodermolide]

2. It is an acid catalyzed Aldol reaction.
1. These are very famous named reactions/reagents.

Try Wittig!!

[jlax31]

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

[discodermolide]

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

That was for part 1 only!