Explain why the product of the following reaction does not rotate the plane of polarized light: (a) (b) The product is achiral The product is $Br_2$ $CH_2Cl_2$ $H_2$ $Pt$
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The product is a vicinal dibromide. The addition of bromine to an alkene is anti-addition, meaning the two bromine atoms add to opposite sides of the double bond. However, the starting alkene is not chiral, and the addition of bromine does not create a chiral Show more…
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