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1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 17m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 19m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids4h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

35. Transition Metals

Catalytic Allylic Alkylation

Organic Chemistry

35. Transition Metals

Catalytic Allylic Alkylation

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Multiple Choice

Determine the allylic halide and enolate used to create the following product via a catalytic allylic alkylation reaction.

Alkyl halide and enolate structures for catalytic allylic alkylation reaction.

Alkyl halide and enolate structures with electron pair notation for catalytic allylic alkylation.

Alkyl halide and enolate structures with positive charge notation for catalytic allylic alkylation.

Alkyl halide and enolate structures with electron pair notation for catalytic allylic alkylation.

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Identify the structure of the product given in the problem. The product contains an allylic moiety and a nitro group, indicating the involvement of an allylic halide and an enolate in its synthesis.

Examine the structure of the product to determine the allylic position. The allylic position is adjacent to the double bond, where the halide would have been attached in the starting material.

Consider the possible allylic halides that could lead to the product. The allylic halide should have a leaving group (such as Br) at the allylic position, which is adjacent to the double bond.

Analyze the enolate structure. The enolate is derived from a compound with an acidic hydrogen, typically adjacent to a carbonyl or nitro group, which can form a resonance-stabilized anion.

Match the structures of the allylic halide and enolate to the product. The allylic halide should correspond to the portion of the product with the double bond, and the enolate should correspond to the portion with the nitro group and the sulfonate ester.