What is the product in the dihydroxylation of (Z)-3-hexene with #OsO_4#?
1 Answer
Jan 13, 2015
The product is (
OsO4 dihydroxylation of alkenes is a concerted syn cycloaddition reaction that forms vicinal diols with cis stereochemistry.
The structure of (Z)-hex-3-ene is
The syn addition means that both OH groups will be cis.
The product is (
It is a meso compound, because it has an internal plane of symmetry.
