cyclobutyl carbocation is unstable..
that's why
otherwise the H+ should have attacked the OH
as all acid base reactions are quite fast and this was a tertiary alcohol
cyclobutyl carbocation is unstable..
that's why
otherwise the H+ should have attacked the OH
as all acid base reactions are quite fast and this was a tertiary alcohol
for 1st one,
why not + charge on carbon with oH? why not C-OH cond cleavage due to oH turning h2o?
why attack only at alkene?
sorry ..... I thought Asish's ans was incorrect....
Anyways, the post is deleted.
asish, u hv solved the 1st one. it ws a typo frm tush, perhaps.
i hd given an answer bt i don't think it ws correct
tush, where has abhi answerd the first one?? i shud like to see his sols
1st one is really pinacole ?
i thought pinacole was 1,2 diol rearrangement