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After treating cyclohexanone with LDA, he then added tert-butyl bromide to the same reaction vessel, which one would normally do for a one-pot two-step reaction sequence. However, none of the desired compound formed. Instead, he isolated three organic compounds in a 1:1:1 ratio. What is the structure of each of these organic compounds?

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Answer:

2-Tert-butyl-cyclohexanone, 2,6-Di-Tert-Butylcyclohexanone and Di-isopropyl-amine.

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After treating cyclohexanone with LDA, he then added tert-butyl bromide to the same-example-1
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