Question

In STEREOCHEMISTRY OF BROMINE ADDITION experiment, we got the product 1) only the syn enantiomers, 2) only the anti enantiomers, or 3) a mixture of diastereomers bycotton. Then we weigh the product and take the melting point. Determine which stereoisomers of 2,3-dibromo-3-phenylpropanoic acid were formed and propose a mechanism for the reaction.

we don’t crystallize the final product. This means that your final product might be slightly impure. Why will this not affect your mechanistic analysis?

Answer 1