(1) Outline the mechanism of the reaction when the alkyl halide reacts with dilute sodium hydroxide.Name the product according to the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules
(2) Outline the mechanism of the reaction when the alkyl halide reacts with sodium ethoxide.Name the product according to the IUPAC rules.
(3) Draw the structure of 2,2-dichloroethanoic acid.Is 2,2-dichloroethanoic acid a stronger or weaker acid than ethanoic acid?Motivate your answer
In the hydroboration of 1-methylcyclopentene shown in Solved Problem 8-3, the reagents are achiral, and the products are chiral. The product is a racemic mixture of trans-2- methylcyclopentanol, but only one enantiomer is shown. Show how the other enantiomer is formed.