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What product would you expect from reaction of $c i s-2$ -butene with metachloroperoxybenzoic acid? Show the stereochemistry.
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We have cis-2-butene, which is an alkene with the formula CH3CH=CHCH3, where the two methyl groups (CH3) are on the same side of the double bond, hence the term "cis". The other reactant is metachloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA), which is a peracid used to form Show more…
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