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Title: What exactly is the mechanism of this reaction?
Post by: mhnvm on September 17, 2022, 12:05:47 PM

I thought that it would create a 4-membered ring?

Title: Re: What exactly is the mechanism of this reaction?
Post by: wildfyr on September 17, 2022, 03:03:43 PM

Draw out the whole thing and push electrons, you'll see its definitely 3 membered. Think about which carbon is being attacked by the carbanion.

Title: Re: What exactly is the mechanism of this reaction?
Post by: rolnor on September 18, 2022, 01:25:34 AM

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00481

Title: Re: What exactly is the mechanism of this reaction?
Post by: mhnvm on September 18, 2022, 02:49:28 AM

Thx guys ive got it now