Нао* Ph NaOCH3 Ph -N- cinnamoylcocaine C19 H23NO4 х CH3I cocaine Он + CH;OH CH-он

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Cinnamoylcocaine, a natural product that occurs in coca leaves, can be converted to cocaine, the chapter-opening molecule, by the following reaction sequence. Identify the structure of cinnamoylcocaine, as well as intermediates X and Y.

Нао*
Ph
NaOCH3
Ph
-N-
cinnamoylcocaine
C19 H23NO4
х
CH3I
cocaine
Он
+ CH;OH
CH-он
Transcribed Image Text:Нао* Ph NaOCH3 Ph -N- cinnamoylcocaine C19 H23NO4 х CH3I cocaine Он + CH;OH CH-он
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