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Title: substituted benzene question
Post by: HoshiKagakushya on August 17, 2012, 07:14:38 PM

Did I do this correctly
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Title: Re: substituted benzene question
Post by: discodermolide on August 17, 2012, 11:52:56 PM

Look at this page under aromatic Claisen rearrangement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claisen_rearrangement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claisen_rearrangement)

Title: Re: substituted benzene question
Post by: HoshiKagakushya on August 18, 2012, 12:14:55 AM

Thanks!

Question. If one side was less substituted as in replace one methyl group with a hydrogen, which side would be preferable the propenyl group rearrangement?