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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: farzoo101 on March 18, 2013, 12:24:46 PM

Title: What is happening in this reaction?
Post by: farzoo101 on March 18, 2013, 12:24:46 PM

What is happening in this reaction? What is reacting with the H2SO4 to drive the intramolecular reaction?

Thanks
Naz

Title: Re: What is happening in this reaction?
Post by: discodermolide on March 18, 2013, 12:30:20 PM

Have a look at this page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiacetal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiacetal)

Title: Re: What is happening in this reaction?
Post by: farzoo101 on March 18, 2013, 12:52:54 PM

Quote from: discodermolide on March 18, 2013, 12:30:20 PM

Have a look at this page.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiacetal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiacetal)

Thanks :D