Special offer for new customers: 5% OFF your first order! Use coupon: GWRITERSclose

arrowed mechanism for the reaction


Consider the reaction between butyllithium and ethanol. Label each reactant in this reaction as a Brønsted acid or base.

C4H9Li + C2H4OH —–> C4H10 + LiOC2H5

Add two curved arrows to show a plausible mechanism for the reaction. Do not show Li–O bond formation.

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.