CHAPTER 17 ALCOHOLS & THIOLS

Mechanism: The carbonyl carbon is electrophilic ((+). Hydride is a strong base (pKb = -21) and is the most powerful of nucleophiles. As hydride bonds with the carbonyl carbon, the C-to-O ( bond (the weakest bond) breaks (carbon can never have 5 bonds). ... Homework Problems from McMurry Organic Chemistry. In the following tables are listed ... ................
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