Pure (S)-2-bromo-2-fluorobutane reacts with methoxide ion in methanol to give a mixture of (S) 2-fluoro-2-methoxybutane and three

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Pure (S)-2-bromo-2-fluorobutane reacts with methoxide ion in methanol to give a mixture of (S) 2-fluoro-2-methoxybutane and three fluoroalkenes.
(a) Use mechanisms to show which three fluoroalkenes are formed.
(b) Propose a mechanism to show how (S)-2-bromo-2-fluorobutane reacts to give (S)-2-fluoro-2 methoxybutane. Has this reaction gone with retention or inversion of configuration?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321768414

8th edition

Authors: L. G. Wade Jr.

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