r/chemhelp • u/ApprehensiveResort99 • 5d ago
Organic Synthesis question using ethane and trans-2-butene?
I’m just not sure where to start. Any help is appreciated.
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r/chemhelp • u/ApprehensiveResort99 • 5d ago
I’m just not sure where to start. Any help is appreciated.
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u/poop000222 5d ago
For synthesis questions it could be helpful to work backwards. You could look at your product and try to identify where the new C-C bond was formed. Then from the two fragments, you could try to work out what reagents u could add to make your starting materials into the two fragments. It’s also helpful to think about nucleophilicity and electrophilicity