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A student tried to carry out the following reaction sequence, but none of diol A was formed.
10-0
[2] H₂O
Br
Part 1 out of 4
-OH Mg
BrMg
Explain what was wrong with this plan.
Since a Grignard reagent contains a carbon atom with a partial negative
base
Br
OH
[1]
OH
Mg
arge, it acts as a
✓d reacts with the OH of the starting halide, BrCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH.
This acid-base reaction destroys the Grignard reagent so that addition cannot occur.
edit structure...
proton
OH
OH
A
transfer
edit structure ...
OH
X
Transcribed Image Text:Be sure to answer all parts. A student tried to carry out the following reaction sequence, but none of diol A was formed. 10-0 [2] H₂O Br Part 1 out of 4 -OH Mg BrMg Explain what was wrong with this plan. Since a Grignard reagent contains a carbon atom with a partial negative base Br OH [1] OH Mg arge, it acts as a ✓d reacts with the OH of the starting halide, BrCH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂OH. This acid-base reaction destroys the Grignard reagent so that addition cannot occur. edit structure... proton OH OH A transfer edit structure ... OH X
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