Carboxylic acids and derivatives (A-level only)

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Question 18
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This question is about intermediates in organic reaction mechanisms.

The figure below shows an intermediate formed in the first step of a nucleophilic addition–elimination mechanism:

An intermediate in a nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction.

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Identify the IUPAC names of the two reactants that combine to form this intermediate.

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b.

Describe the curly arrows and lone pairs required to show the formation of this intermediate from the two reactants.

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c.

Describe the curly arrows and lone pairs required to show the conversion of this intermediate into the organic product and a chloride ion (excluding the final deprotonation step where the proton is lost to form the ester).

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