ii) a) Compound 1 reacts with LICKOR superbase ("Buli/"BUOK) to provide carbene 2. The reaction of 2 with alkene 3 provides cyclopropane 4. OMe "BULI BUOK carbene 2 cyclopropane 4 Draw the mechanism, and thus the structure of cyclopropane 4, for the reaction between carbene 2 and the alkene 3. Use curly arrows to represent

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a) Compound 1 reacts with LICKOR superbase ("BuLi/"BUOK) to provide carbene 2. The reaction
of 2 with alkene 3 provides cyclopropane 4.
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"BULI/BUOK
carbene 2
cyclopropane 4
Draw the mechanism, and thus the structure of cyclopropane 4, for the
reaction between carbene 2 and the alkene 3. Use curly arrows to represent
the movement of electrons and pay attention to the stereochemistry of your
product 4.
Transcribed Image Text:ii) a) Compound 1 reacts with LICKOR superbase ("BuLi/"BUOK) to provide carbene 2. The reaction of 2 with alkene 3 provides cyclopropane 4. OMe "BULI/BUOK carbene 2 cyclopropane 4 Draw the mechanism, and thus the structure of cyclopropane 4, for the reaction between carbene 2 and the alkene 3. Use curly arrows to represent the movement of electrons and pay attention to the stereochemistry of your product 4.
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