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Offline slizza

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Diacetone alcohol to mesityl oxide mechanism
« on: September 11, 2012, 02:01:42 PM »
Hi all

Can someone possibly help me find the mechanism of diacetone alcohol to mesityl oxide (with heat being used and I2 as a catalyst). Ive been lookign everywhere but cant find anything.

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Re: Diacetone alcohol to mesityl oxide mechanism
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2012, 07:01:32 PM »
Iodine is an electrophile, can you identify any nucleophilic groups in diacetone alcohol that night interact with it?
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