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Title: Product of propanal and NaOMe + MeOH
Post by: andorrak on October 13, 2011, 10:47:32 PM

I am slightly confused. I know when I add a strong base and h20 the oxygen will lose the hydrogen.

But in the mechanism in the subject, of propanal and NaOMe and MeOH. Can the MeOH protonate the Oxygen?

Giving 1-Propanol?

Title: Re: Product of propanal and NaOMe + MeOH
Post by: Doc Oc on October 13, 2011, 11:11:17 PM

Look up aldol reactions.

Title: Re: Product of propanal and NaOMe + MeOH
Post by: andorrak on October 14, 2011, 12:15:41 AM

Well the answer didn't really help me at all. But I found it myself anyways. And i guess thats better for me :P

Title: Re: Product of propanal and NaOMe + MeOH
Post by: opsomath on October 14, 2011, 09:34:50 AM

Why didn't the answer help you? Did you not do what it said?

Title: Re: Product of propanal and NaOMe + MeOH
Post by: Nosterius on October 14, 2011, 11:10:56 AM

Andorrak: From your first post, you seem to think that propanal will be reduced to 1-propanol. What would be your reductant then?

Personally, I would have followed Doc Oc's suggestion of looking up the aldol reaction. He really gave a great advice.