Diethyl malonate (the starting material for the malonic ester synthesis) reacts with bromine in acid-catalyzed conditions to

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Diethyl malonate (the starting material for the malonic ester synthesis) reacts with bromine in acid-catalyzed conditions to form a product with molecular formula C7H11BrO4.

(a) Draw the structure of the product.

(b) Draw a mechanism of formation for the product.

(c) Would you expect this product to be more or less acidic than diethyl malonate?

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0470917800

1st edition

Authors: David R. Klein

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