Answer to Question #286737 in Organic Chemistry for Chania

Question

The handbook must next have a section on mechanisms, in which you which will construct and analyse an example of each of the following reaction mechanism types:

•          Addition e.g. aldehyde or ketone with HCN

•          Substitution e.g. halogenoalkane with aqueous NaOH

•          Elimination e.g. halogenoalkane with ethanolic NaOH

•          Addition-elimination e.g. aldehyde or ketone with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine

This section must explore and interpret the similarities and differences between each of the four mechanisms.

Answer 1

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