Give the major organic product of the following reaction. NaOCH3 / CH3OH H3O+ / H2O, heat ?
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NaOCH3 is a strong base, so it will deprotonate the most acidic hydrogen in the starting material. In this case, it will remove the hydrogen from the alcohol group, forming a methoxide ion (CH3O-). Show more…
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