6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Carbocation Intermediate Rearrangements
16PRACTICE PROBLEM
The pinacol rearrangement begins with an acid-catalyzed ionization to give a carbocation. The carbocation then undergoes rearrangement to give a resonance-stabilized cation, which will give the product of the reaction after the loss of a proton. Draw a mechanism for the reaction shown below.
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The pinacol rearrangement begins with an acid-catalyzed ionization to give a carbocation. The carbocation then undergoes rearrangement to give a resonance-stabilized cation, which will give the product of the reaction after the loss of a proton. Draw a mechanism for the reaction shown below.