Question

2-Methylcyclopentanone treated with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) followed by addition of formaldehyde results in a crossed aldol reaction. OH (1) LDA (2) 4,0 Complete the mechanism for the reaction by adding missing curved arrows, atoms, bonds, charges and nonbonding electrons. introduced the aldehyde 0: с + NH(Pr)2 Но сна Сн, ен,

Answer 1

Acidic off abstraction 4 NH ( [Ps/2 o o@ ot H20 + T (HA+OHO final product