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What is oxmercurationdemercuration reaction |
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Answer» Answer: Oxymercuration-demercuration: A reaction in which an ALKENE is reacted with a HG2+ salt and an oxygen nucleophile (water or an ALCOHOL), to form an ORGANOMERCURY INTERMEDIATE. The intermediate's carbon-mercury bond is then converted to a carbon-hydrogen bond by treatment with NaBH4. |
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