2,2-Dimethyloxirane can be cleaved by acid(H+)
write the mechanism
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satan92
·2009-03-24 10:03:50
you forgot to write the final step comprising enol to keto tranformation ..
Optimus Prime
·2009-03-24 21:34:23
the protonated oxirane is attacked by the nucleophile H2O
since the reaction is in acid medium and the nucleophile is a weak one, it is predominantly SN1 mechanism