Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry
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The following compound undergoes an intramolecular reaction to form ethene and a product with a five-membered ring. Identify the product and the catalyst used to carry out the reaction.

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The given compound is undrgoes olefin metathesis reaction.

In this reaction the -C=C- in a given olefin rearranged in presence of Grubbs Catalyst-Ruthenium complex and schrock’s – molybdenum catalyst forms Ring Closing Metathesis (RCM) reaction.

 

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