Chapter 20: Q18P a. (page 1065)
Show how to synthesize the following compounds, using appropriate carboxylic acids and amines.
(a)

(b)

(c)

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Chapter 20: Q18P a. (page 1065)
Show how to synthesize the following compounds, using appropriate carboxylic acids and amines.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

(b)

(c)

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Question. (A true story.) The chemistry department custodian was cleaning the organic lab when an unmarked bottle fell off a shelf and smashed on the floor, leaving a puddle of volatile liquid. The custodian began to wipe up the puddle, but he was overcome with burning in his eyes and a feeling of having an electric drill thrust up his nose. He left the room and called the fire department, who used breathing equipment to go in and clean up the chemical. Three students were asked to identify the chemical quickly so that the custodian could be treated and chemical could be handled properly. The students took IR and NMR spectra, which follow. The UV spectrum showedat 220 nm(E= 16,000). The mass spectrometer was down, so no molecular weight was available. Determine the structure of this nasty compound, and show how your structure fits the spectra.

Show how you would synthesize the following compounds, starting with acetylene and any compounds containing no more than four carbon atoms.
(a)hex-1-yne
(b)hex-2-yne
(c)cis-hex-2-ene
(d)trans-hex-2-ene
(e)1,1-dibromohexane
(f)2,2-dibromohexane
(g)pentanal, CH3CH2CH2CH2CHO
(h)pentan-2-one, CH3-CO-CH 2CH2 CH3
(i) (+/)-3,4-dibromohexane
(j)meso-butan-2,3-diol
(k)2-methylhex-3-yn-2-ol
Question: Arrange each group of compounds in order of increasing basicity.
Grignard reagents add to carbonate esters as they add to other esters.
(a) Predict the major product of the following reaction.

(b) Show how you would synthesize 3-ethylpentan-3-ol using diethyl carbonate and ethyl bromide as your only organic reagents.
(c) Diethyl carbonate is a liquid reagent that is easy to handle. In contrast, phosgene is a highly toxic and corrosive gas. Show how you might use diethyl carbonate instead of phosgene to make Lexan®. Also, show how you might use diethyl carbonate instead of methyl isocyanate to make Sevin® insecticide.
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