CHAPTER 10: Question 3

 

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The stereocentre present in A is destroyed during the enolate formation to produce a prochiral enolate exactly as if a prochiral aldehyde had been used. Since the stereocentre is destroyed during the process, the same product will be obtained whether A, the enatiomer of A, or a racemic mixture is used. The structure of this product is shown below.
 

The energy diagram is shown below
 


 

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