In: Chemistry
two procedures:
1. a microscale cis-trans isomerization of an alkene
2. a miscroscale addition of bromine to fumaric acid
For each procedure:
a. predict which alkene will predominate at equilibrium (please explain)
b. predict the stereochemistry of the products formed if the addition of bromine to fumaric acid occurs via: syn addition, anti addition, and stereorandom addition
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1. a microscale cis-trans isomerization of an alkene
2. a miscroscale addition of bromine to fumaric acid
Called anti addition,because the 2 bromines ends in an anti configuration
The mechanism must be a back-side attack of the nuclophile (Br -)
The mechanism for the meso-product (stereorandom addition) the Bromide can attack either carbon of the bromonium ion