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Assignment 4
202-BLC • Organic Chemistry

Submit your assignment the appropriate portal on Omnivox before 16:00 on Friday,
November 13th.

1. Give a suitable mechanism (i.e. arrow pushing) for the formation of the following
product.

3 Δ

2. Give the major organic product(s) of the following substitution reactions. When
relevant, clearly show stereochemistry. (Include all stereoisomers formed.)

1
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3. For the following pairs of reactions, state which substitution reaction is faster
and briefly justify your response. Give the major organic product(s) of each of
the reactions and state the mechanism by which the reaction occurs.

a)
KI

b)

Br

KI
Br

4. Explain why the more substituted alkene is not formed in the following E2
reaction. Provide a mechanism for the product that does form.

3 2

3 2