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Draw the product that is expected when hexanoyl chloride is treated with Et2CuLi

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Answer:

Product formed is octan-3-one.

Step-by-step explanation:


Et_2CuLi is a Gilman reagent. General formula of Gilman reagent is
R_2CuLi.

Where R is alkyl group or aryl group.

Gilman reagents react with the organo halides to replace halides with alkyl group or aryl group and this reaction is known as Corey–House synthesis.

When hexanoyl chloride is treated with
Et_2CuLi, the chloride group of the hexanoyl chloride is substituted with the ethyl group of the
Et_2CuLi to form octan-3-one with the removal of EtCu and LiCl.

Draw the product that is expected when hexanoyl chloride is treated with Et2CuLi-example-1
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