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Title: conversion...need help
Post by: monis on February 07, 2005, 01:28:17 PM

i needed to convert cyclohexene to cyclopentane attached to CH2OH on any carbon and CH(CH2OH)2 on the next. in exactly 5 steps...

also is there some website or book or some such thing that gives very specific info abt organic compounds without having to go thru all the usual stuff...

Title: Re:conversion...need help
Post by: movies on February 07, 2005, 03:49:15 PM

I don't understand what your product looks like.  Can you draw it and post a picture?

Title: Re:conversion...need help
Post by: monis on February 10, 2005, 02:15:30 PM

i was tryin to draw it but my comps malfunctioning ...
will get bach asap...
it could be named 1-(ethanol)-2-(1,1ethanolmethane)-cyclopentane

Title: Re:conversion...need help
Post by: movies on February 10, 2005, 10:51:16 PM

Like this?

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Title: Re:conversion...need help
Post by: nocommentes on February 12, 2005, 12:44:29 PM

look