What product do you get when you react 3-bromocyclopentene with NaOCH2CH3 dissolved in HOCH2CH3? Organic Chemistry Alkene and Alkyne Addition Reactions Introduction to Reactions and Mechanisms 1 Answer anor277 Aug 14, 2016 Sodium cyclopentadienide? Explanation: C5H7Br+NaOEt→C5H6+NaBr↓+EtOH C5H6+NaOEt→[C5H5]−Na++EtOH 1 equiv gives the diene, C5H6; the 2nd equiv gives cyclopentadienyl anion. These days, in inorganic laboratories, you can prepare 100⋅g quantities of base-free NaCp simply by boiling up sodium metal with dicyclopentadiene, C10H12, Answer link Related questions Why is the product of the addition of Cl2 to trans-2-butene a meso compound? What are alkenes and alkynes used for? Why are alkenes and alkynes called unsaturated compounds? Are all alkenes and alkynes unsaturated hydrocarbons? Why are alkenes and alkynes more reactive? How can i dentify the nucleophile and the electrophile in H−Br + HO−⇔Br−+H2O... Can you explain the mechanism of the reaction (step-by-step) by which the alkene + HBr is... Why are electrophilic addition reactions the characteristic reactions of alkenes? How are synthetic alkynes used for birth control? Why are alkynes less reactive than alkenes in electrophilic addition reactions? See all questions in Introduction to Reactions and Mechanisms Impact of this question 1579 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License