Challenge: What is the product of the reaction given?

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abb0t · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

What an interesting coincidence, I was just thinking about this the other day: http://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/31937/grubbs-wittig-hydroboration-reactions-and-woodward-hoffmann-rules

abb0t · Answer

it wouldn't be a challenge without a little trickery ;)

anonymous · Answer

Can I ask if it polymerizes in any way?

abb0t · Answer

Nope.

anonymous · Answer

Including forming catenanes?

abb0t · Answer

yep. No polymerization, co-polymerization, no coordinate complex formation.

anonymous · Answer

I didn't excel at organic chemistry... do you mind walking me through the fundamentals?

anonymous · Answer

I took the course and passed it, however by no means did I consider myself "proficient" at all.

abb0t · Answer

You can challenge yourself by reviewing the fundamentals yourself, @Robert136

aaronq · Answer

Alright, i'm bored so here's a shot. I remember doing the mechanism for Inorganic II, but this was like 2+ years ago, so it's possibly incorrect. If it's wrong, give me a hint

abb0t · Answer

what program did you use to draw that? 
and you're on the right track. very close tho. what about the triple bond? 
and how odd, i didn't think they taught this is inorganic. this is organic :P

abb0t · Answer

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aaronq · Answer

I used Chemdraw 15.0

Oh true so it's twice against the triple bond.. I didn't think the triple bond would react with the catalyst. Nice 
 
Yeah, my prof for inorganic was.. eccentric.. he talked about such random things, from like how to build a ruby laser to giving a full repertoire on inorganic pigments lol smart dude though, he was the chair of the dept. anyway, thanks for posting this q