3. BORNEOL OXIDATION: SYNTHESIS OF CAMPHOR
a. Draw a detailed electron pushing mechanism for the reaction
proposed above.
b. In your aqueous extraction (using the separatory funnel),
do you expect the
organic layer to be on top or bottom? What is the crucial
physical property that
you need to know, in order to answer this question?
c. Scenario: you are doing your aqueous wash with (mildly
basic!) NaHCO3 (step
6), and cap the separatory funnel while chatting with your lab...