Yep that's the right path...continue!
PS : It's 22nd now so I'm allowed to post the question :P
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Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-05-22 01:10:19
Nope that ain't it.....try again :P
Hint : The ketone is hindered.
Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-05-22 04:56:37
Hmm...unless you show me your entire working, I cannot judge. Besides the product is incorrect.
Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-05-22 05:24:43
A itself is wrong....but an aldol cyclization does come later :P
Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-05-22 06:26:34
No.. A is correct...but it is mostly wrong. The general idea is correct however. But after LDA it all goes wrong. PCl5 has other uses, apart from nucleophilic substitution.
In addition the group you have substituted doesn't exist when you try to substitute it.
Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-05-22 10:14:26
Here is the answer then...
Go to http://targetiit.com/iit-jee-forum/posts/a-f-15268.html for the explanation.