Organic Reactions - Rearrangement
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Description:
A molecule undergoes reorganization of its constituent parts.
For example, heating the following alkene with a strong acid causes the formation of another isomeric alkene.
The position of the double bond, methyl group and hydrogen has shifted.
Another example of rearrangement reactions is Pinacol-Pinacolone rearrangement.
- Acid-catalyzed elimination of water molecule.
- Carbocation intermediate is formed.
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