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Carbon–carbon bond formation

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Carbon-carbon bond formation is key to building complex organic molecules in synthesis.

Describe two different reactions where a carbon-nucleophile is used to increase the length of a carbon chain in aliphatic compounds.

For each reaction, your answer should include:

  • The starting materials and reagents required.
  • The name of the reaction mechanism.
  • The detailed mechanism, including relevant dipoles, lone pairs, and curly arrows.
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Carbon–carbon bond formation Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Carbon–carbon bond formation

4 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Chemistry Carbon–carbon bond formation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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