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Exercise 1

Write the initiation and propagation steps of the reduction of bromocyclohexane with Bu₃SnH and AIBN. Why is a small amount of AIBN enough?

Exercise 2

Which compound is obtained by treating 2-bromoacetophenone (PhCOCH₂Br) with DMSO and a mild base? Why can neopentyl bromide not be oxidized in this way?

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