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

Published by John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 10: 111801040X
ISBN 13: 978-1-11801-040-2

Chapter 8 - Mechanisms - 8.1 Curved Arrows - Problems - Page 171: 8.7

Answer

Left arrow: Going from a bond to a lone pair. Right arrow: Going from a lone pair to a bond.

Work Step by Step

1. Identify where the tail of the arrow is: Left arrow: The tail is clearly on a bond. Right arrow: The tail is clearly on a lone pair. 2. Identify where the head is going to: Left arrow: It is going to a bromine atom. (It is going to form a lone pair) Right arrow: It is going to a carbon atom. (It is going to form a bond) ** Electrons can't go from a lone pair to another lone pair, so the right arrow has to be going to form a bond. Therefore: Left arrow: Going from a bond to a lone pair. Right arrow: Going from a lone pair to a bond.
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