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Offline ngochieu146

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Reaction Mechanisms Problem
« on: January 24, 2015, 02:56:46 PM »
Hi guys,

As part of my chemistry homework I need to draw the mechanism of that reactions. I think it is one type of rearrangement reaction that i don't know.  any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Re: Reaction Mechanisms Problem
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2015, 04:15:33 PM »
It appears the aluminum chloride might coordinate with the carbonyl group. If so, what will that give? The analogs suggest how step 2 might be affected by a difference in carbocation stability and explains the difference in yield (and R-group).
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