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Chapter 17, Problem 17.64SP
Furan undergoes electrophilic
- a. Propose mechanisms for the bromination of furan at the 2-position and at the 3-position. Draw the resonance forms of each sigma complex, and compare their stabilities.
- b. Explain why furan undergoes bromination (and other electrophilic aromatic substitutions) primarily at the 2-position.
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