Chapter 17: Problem 37
Name the carboxylic acid and alcohol from which each ester is derived.
(a)
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Chapter 17: Problem 37
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Given here are \({ }^{1} \mathrm{H}-\mathrm{NMR}\) and \({ }^{19} \mathrm{C}-\mathrm{NMR}\) spectral data for nine compounds. Each compound shows strong absorption between 1720 and \(1700 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}\), and strong, broad absorption over the region \(2500-3300 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}\). Propose a structural formula for each compound. Refer to Appendices 4,5, and 6 for spectral correlation tables. $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (a) } \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{10} \mathrm{O}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 0.94(\mathrm{t}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 180.71 \\ 1.39(\mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 33.89 \\ 1.62(\mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 26.76 \\ 2.35(\mathrm{t}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 22.21 \\ 12.0(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 13.69 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (b) } \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{19} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 1.08(\mathrm{~s}, 9 \mathrm{H}) & 179.29 \\ 2.23(\mathrm{~s}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 47.82 \\ 12.1(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 30.62 \\ & 29.57 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (c) } \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{8} \mathrm{O}_{4}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 0.93(\mathrm{t}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 170.94 \\ 1.80(\mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 53.28 \\ 3.10(\mathrm{t}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 21.90 \\ 12.7(\mathrm{~s}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 11.81 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (d) } \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{8} \mathrm{O}_{4}\\\ &\begin{array}{cr} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{19} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 1.29(\mathrm{~s}, 6 \mathrm{H}) & 174.01 \\ 12.8(\mathrm{~s}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 48.77 \\ & 22.56 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (e) } \mathrm{C}_{4} \mathrm{H}_{6} \mathrm{O}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 1.91(\mathrm{~d}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 172.26 \\ 5.86(\mathrm{~d}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 147.53 \\ 7.10(\mathrm{~m}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 122.24 \\ 12.4(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 18.11 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (f) } \mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{Cl}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{19} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 2.34(\mathrm{~s}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 171.82 \\ 11.3(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 79.36 \\ & 34.02 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (g) } \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{8} \mathrm{Cl}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 1.42(\mathrm{~s}, 6 \mathrm{H}) & 180.15 \\ 6.10(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 77.78 \\ 12.4(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 51.88 \\ & 20.71 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (h) } \mathrm{C}_{5} \mathrm{H}_{9} \mathrm{BrO}_{2}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 0.97(\mathrm{t}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 176.36 \\ 1.50(\mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 45.08 \\ 2.05(\mathrm{~m}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 36.49 \\ 4.25(\mathrm{t}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 20.48 \\ 12.1(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 13.24 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$ $$ \begin{aligned} &\text { (i) } \mathrm{C}_{4} \mathrm{H}_{8} \mathrm{O}_{3}\\\ &\begin{array}{cc} \hline{ }^{1} \text { H-NMR } & { }^{13} \text { C-NMR } \\ \hline 2.62(\mathrm{t}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 177.33 \\ 3.38(\mathrm{~s}, 3 \mathrm{H}) & 67.55 \\ 3.68(\mathrm{~s}, 2 \mathrm{H}) & 58.72 \\ 11.5(\mathrm{~s}, 1 \mathrm{H}) & 34.75 \\ \hline \end{array} \end{aligned} $$
On a cyclohexane ring, an axial carboxyl group has a conformational energy of \(5.9 \mathrm{~kJ}\) (1.4 kcal)/mol relative to an equatorial carboxyl group. Consider the equilibrium for the alternative chair conformations of trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid. Draw the less stable chair conformation on the left of the equilibrium arrows and the more stable chair on the right. Calculate \(\Delta G^{0}\) for the equilibrium as written, and calculate the ratio of the more stable chair to the less stable chair at \(25^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\).
The reaction of an \(\alpha\)-diketone with concentrated sodium or potassium
hydroxide to give the salt of an \(\alpha\)-hydroxyacid is given the general
name benzil-benzilic acid rearrangement. It is illustrated by the conversion
of benzil to sodium benzilate and then to benzilic acid. Propose a mechanism
for this rearrangement.
Using your roadmaps as a guide, show how to convert propane into propyl
propanoate. You must use propane as the source of all carbon atoms in the
target molecule. Show all reagents needed and all molecules synthesized along
the way.
We have studied Fischer esterification, in which a carboxylic acid is reacted
with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst to form an ester. Suppose
that you start instead with a dicarboxylic acid such as terephthalic acid and
a diol such as ethylene glycol. Show how Fischer esterification in this case
can lead to a macromolecule with a molecular weight several thousands of times
that of the starting materials.
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