1. Draw the structure of the alkyl chloride needed to prepare each of the following Wittig reagents: Ph Ph a) Ph P Ph H Ph b) Ph P Ph H
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The alkyl halide provides the alkyl group that will become part of the alkene product in the Wittig reaction. To determine the alkyl chloride needed, we need to look at the alkyl group attached to the phosphorus atom in the given Wittig reagents. Show more…
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