CHE 230

Transformations of Alkenes into Other Functional Groups

Reminder: Markovnikov addition means that the nucleophile adds to the C atom better able to bear a positive charge.

There are four sorts of questions I might ask you about alkene reactions:

• If you treat a given starting material with a given reagent, what are the product(s)?
• What reagents could you use to transform a given starting material into a given product?
• Design a synthesis of a given compound from an alkene.
• Draw a mechanism that accounts for the production of a given product from given starting materials under given conditions.

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