Question

synthesis problem

Answer 1

I'm wondering how we would synthesize this compound below

Answer 2

@zale101 this is for you

Answer 3

@Kainui don't be a stranger, any ideas?

Answer 4

I just thought this would be a fun thought experiment.

Answer 5

Oo, nvm, i looked at the picture incorrectly. I thought the only changse was the H changed to a methyl group.

Answer 6

I am not really sure about this one.

Answer 7

I tried translating this to a ringed form

Answer 8

I'm going to wait to see if Kai can come up with anything

Answer 9

Do you want to synthesize either one from scratch or do you want to synthesize one from the other? I really like these kinds of geometric molecules like this, I wonder what you call this kind of chirality since it's kind of like R and S isomers but there's no center carbon haha.