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Problems and exercisesAddition-cyclization reactions

Exercise 1

Which carbonyl compound is obtained, after hydrolysis and decarboxylation, from the glycidic ester formed in the Darzens condensation of cyclohexanone with ethyl chloroacetate?

Exercise 2

Carvone (an enone) is treated separately with dimethylsulfonium methylide and with dimethylsulfoxonium methylide. What type of product does each reagent give, and why are they different?

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