April 27, 2024, 11:53:44 AM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


Topic: rearrangement mechanism  (Read 1628 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Penguinone

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 31
  • Mole Snacks: +1/-0
rearrangement mechanism
« on: February 16, 2014, 11:48:45 AM »
question: suggest a mechanism for the following rearrangement (see picture below) 

Attempt: see picture below.

Offline discodermolide

  • Chemist
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 5038
  • Mole Snacks: +405/-70
  • Gender: Male
    • My research history
Re: rearrangement mechanism
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 12:00:15 PM »
You forgot the MsCl.

I think this is a Beckmann rearrangement, followed by a reduction.
Development Chemists do it on Scale, Research Chemists just do it!
My Research History

Offline Woodwardt84

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 15
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
Re: rearrangement mechanism
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014, 04:10:14 PM »
It is the Beckman rearrangement with reduction

Sponsored Links