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Offline gmych1231

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Orgo help please
« on: November 12, 2007, 11:37:50 AM »
I have this question from my orgo I class that i am having problems with.  Provide 4 ways thatmay be used to prepare 2-methyl-cyclohexene?....I have been through the book a million times and i can't figure it out....can anybody help?

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Re: Orgo help please
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2007, 02:44:14 PM »

Dear Gmych1231;

Do you know why you can only find 4-Methyl-, 3-Methyl-, and 1-Methly-Cyclohexene and NO 2-Methly-Cyclohexene? – It doesn’t exist for IUPAC!
For IUPAC 2-Methly-Cyclohexene is just/only the “mirror” of 1-Methly-Cyclohexene!

One method, but not the best:    "Dehydration


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Re: Orgo help please
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2007, 04:33:16 PM »
Diels-Alder, E2, E1 as well

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