(a) The reagent tributyltin hydride, Bu 3 SnH, brings about the rapid conversion of 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane into methylcyclohexane....

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(a) The reagent tributyltin hydride, Bu3Sn—H, brings about the rapid conversion of 1-bromo-1-methylcyclohexane into methylcyclohexane. The reaction is particularly fast in the presence of AIBN (Sec. 5.6C). Suggest a mechanism for this reaction.

(b) Suggest two other reaction sequences using other reagents that would bring about the same overall transformation.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 9781936221349

6th Edition

Authors: Marc Loudon, Jim Parise

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