Organic Chemistry As a Second Language, 3e: First Semester Topics

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ISBN 10: 111801040X
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Chapter 3 - Acid-Base Reactions - 3.8 Showing A Mechanism - Problems - Page 73: 3.42

Answer

First arrow: - From the oxygen ($OH^-$) - To a hydrogen connected to the carbon that is exactly in the center. Second arrow: - From the bond that breaks when you remove the proton - To the carbon that is exactly in the center.

Work Step by Step

1. Find the most acidic proton. - The most acidic proton on this structure is one of the hydrogens connected to the carbon exactly in the center. 2. Draw an arrow that goes from the atom that receives the proton to the proton. 3. Draw an arrow that goes from the bond that loses the proton to the atom that was connected to it.
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