Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation: Two different halo
Concept introduction: Alkylation of
Lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) is a sterically hindered strong base. In an unsymmetrical ketone, it abstracts hydrogen from least substituted carbon to form kinetic product.
(b)
Interpretation: The synthesis of compound A from acetoacetic ester is to be devised.
Concept introduction: Alkylation of aldehydes and ketones takes place in the presence of a strong base. The use of appropriate base, solvent and temperature can yield one major product regioselectively.
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Organic Chemistry
- 1,2-Diols are converted to carbonyl compounds when treated with strong acids, in a reaction called the pinacol rearrangement. (a) Draw a stepwise mechanism for this reaction. (Hint: The reaction proceeds by way of carbocation intermediates.) (b) Assuming that the pinacol rearrangement occurs via the more stable carbocation, draw the rearrangement product formed from diol D.arrow_forwardExplain the Synthesizing an Ether by a Two-Step Reaction Sequence ?arrow_forwardExplain nucleophilic substitution to form an aldehyde ?arrow_forward
- Part A Why do aldehydes undergo nucleophilic addition reactions while esters undergo nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions?arrow_forwardConsider carbonyl compounds A–E drawn below. (a) Rank A–E in order of increasing stability. (b) Rank A–E in order of increasing amount of hydrate formed when treated with aqueous acid. (c) Which compound is most reactive in nucleophilic addition?arrow_forward(a) Draw the structure of the hemiacetal formed from one mole of benzaldehyde and one mole of ethanol. (b) Draw the structure of the acetal formed from one mole of benzaldehyde and two moles of ethanol. (c) Draw the structure of 2-methoxy-2-butanol. What compounds could you prepare this from?arrow_forward
- Why is it not advisable to use aqueous hydrochloric acid in a Grignard reaction of a ketone? A) The Grignard reagent will react with the acid and cannot react with the ketone. B) The ketone will be protonated and will become unreactive. C) The ketone will form an unreactive enol. D) The Grignard reagent won't dissolve in aqueous solutionsarrow_forwardDraw the products formed when p-methylaniline (p-CH3C6H4NH2) istreated with following reagent. Part (b), then CH3COCl, AlCl3arrow_forwardIdentify A, B, and C, three intermediates in the synthesis of the pain reliever and anesthetic fentanyl.arrow_forward
- Tautomerization in base resembles tautomerization in acid, but deprotonation precedes protonation in the two-step mechanism. (a) Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following tautomerization. (b) Then draw a stepwise mechanism for the reverse reaction, the conversion of the keto form to the enol.arrow_forwardDraw two enol forms of the following diketone.arrow_forward4) Give an example of an enol which would tautomerize into a) an aldehyde and b) a ketone.arrow_forward
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