Chapter 14: Q70P (page 678)
How canNMR be used to prove that the addition of HBr to propene follows the rule that says that the electrophile adds to the sp2 carbon bonded to the most hydrogens?
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Formation of 2-bromopropane
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Chapter 14: Q70P (page 678)
How canNMR be used to prove that the addition of HBr to propene follows the rule that says that the electrophile adds to the sp2 carbon bonded to the most hydrogens?

Formation of 2-bromopropane
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Answer the following questions for each compound:
a. How many signals are in its 13C NMR spectrum?
b. Which signal is at the lowest frequency?









Draw a splitting diagram for Hbwere
a.Jba= 12 Hz andJbc= 6Hz b.Jba= 12 Hz andJbc= 12Hz

Identify each of the following compounds from its molecular formula and its IR and 1H NMR spectra:
a.C5H12O

b. C6H12O2

c. C4H7ClO2

d. C4H8O2

Which has a greater chemical shift for the proton, the proton H1NMR spectrum of pure ethanol or the proton H1NMR spectrum of ethanol dissolved in CH2Cl2.
Propose structures that are consistent with the following spectra. (Integral ratios are given from left to right across the spectrum.)
a. TheNMR spectrum of a compound with molecular formulahas two singlets with integral ratios of 2: 3.
b. TheNMR spectrum of a compound with molecular formulahas two singlets with integral ratios of 2: 3.
c. TheNMR spectrum of a compound with molecular formulahas two singlets with integral ratios of 1: 2.
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