synthesis problem

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synthesis problem

photon336 · Answer

I'm wondering how we would synthesize this compound below 

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photon336 · Answer

@zale101 this is for you

photon336 · Answer

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

photon336 · Answer

I just thought this would be a fun thought experiment.

zale101 · Answer

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

zale101 · Answer

I am not really sure about this one.

photon336 · Answer

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I tried translating this to a ringed form 

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photon336 · Answer

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

kainui · Answer

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.