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Title: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: a confused chiral girl on December 04, 2006, 12:36:32 AM

I am trying to draw the structures for the carbonyl electrophile and enolate nucleophile that react to give the enone below. I have attempted this question, but it is wrong. I don't know what structures to draw. Can someone please show me? Thank you so much!!

ps. First picture is the enone
second picture is my unsuccessful attempt.  :'(

Title: Re: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: Yggdrasil on December 04, 2006, 01:00:41 AM

Try counting carbons again.

Title: Re: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: a confused chiral girl on December 04, 2006, 01:17:03 AM

ok..the enone has 14 and my attempt has 16. this is how I modified it. Can you please show me if I am still wrong? I really don't know how to attempt this anymore....time is running out on me  :'(
I hope this is right....

Title: Re: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: movies on December 04, 2006, 01:20:29 AM

Think about the product you would get from that aldol condensation.  Are all of your carbons in the right place?

Title: Re: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: a confused chiral girl on December 04, 2006, 01:28:43 AM

are you hinting that it would be like this?  ;)

Sorry if this is suppose to be very obvious, I think I am starting to can't think propperly and panicking. Is it like this??  :-\

Title: Re: what reactants will produce this enone?
Post by: Dan on December 04, 2006, 04:29:37 AM

correct