Question

Orgo II Mini-Tutorial: Claisen Rearrangement

Answer 1

\({\bf{Overview:}}\) this reaction occurs when there is an allylic phenyl ether (also w/ allyl vinyl ethers but I'm not gonna be covering that sorry)

Answer 2

\({\bf{Mechanism:}}\)

Answer 3

of course, this makes the ring lose its aromaticity so we would expect an attack from the C=O group to restore the double bond

Answer 4

Anyway, that's the end of my tutorial, I hope it was a helpful resource. Source material is Organic Chemistry 12th edition by Solomons, et. al. and this lovely lady's youtube tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS7Zl6yBHSg