How many alkenes could you treat with H_2, Pd/C in order to prepare methylcyclopentane?
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Oct 31, 2014
You could prepare methylcyclopentane by treating any of four different alkenes with H₂ and Pd/C.
Here are their structures.
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1-methylcyclopentene
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3-methylcyclopentene
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4-methylcyclopentene
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methylenecyclopentane
