How many alkenes could you treat with #H_2#, Pd/C in order to prepare methylcyclopentane?
1 Answer
Oct 31, 2014
You could prepare methylcyclopentane by treating any of four different alkenes with H₂ and Pd/C.
Here are their structures.
1-methylcyclopentene
3-methylcyclopentene
4-methylcyclopentene
methylenecyclopentane
