Chapter30: Orbitals And Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions
Section30.7: Sigmatropic Rearrangements
Problem 7P
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Reaction of benzylmagnesium chloride with formaldehyde yields alcohols N and P after protonation. Draw a stepwise mechanism that shows how both products are formed.
![MgCI
[] CH,=0
[2] H2O
HO-
-HO-
major product
minor product](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4fd2fbd4-ba63-4794-b56b-3b12a3d941a5%2Fe36d88f8-305e-4bff-9006-f782bc43e7ee%2Fxk215c2.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:MgCI
[] CH,=0
[2] H2O
HO-
-HO-
major product
minor product
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