Study the reaction shown below, involving rrans-2-chlorocyclohexanol (pK_a = 12.7), and answer the questions posed underneath....
Study the reaction shown below, involving rrans-2-chlorocyclohexanol (pK_a = 12.7), and answer the questions posed underneath. Please rename the starting compound using R and/or S instead of trons _____ Did inversion occur during the reaction above? YES or NO Is the cyclic ether (epoxide) product (73% yield) optically active? YES or NO. Please briefly explain your answer. Did an initial acid-base reaction occur between the trans-2-chlorocyclohexanol and hydroxide ion? If you think yes, please report the equilibrium constant for the process. Did an S_N2 or S_N1 reaction occur after the acid-base? If so, please state which one and briefly rationalize why not the other. The leaving group is (please identify by name only) _____ The nucleophile is (please identify by name only) _____ Below, please sketch a skeletal of the deprotonated alcohol (with lone pairs on heteroatom) and show by curved arrows how the substitution reaction would proceed: