Chapter 9: Q11P (page 263)
How would you prepare cis-2-butene starting from propyne, an alkyl halide, and any other reagents needed? This problem can’t be worked in a single step. You’ll have to carry out more than one reaction.
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Chapter 9: Q11P (page 263)
How would you prepare cis-2-butene starting from propyne, an alkyl halide, and any other reagents needed? This problem can’t be worked in a single step. You’ll have to carry out more than one reaction.

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Which of the following bases could be used to deprotonate 1-butyne?
(a)
Draw structures corresponding to the following names:
(a)3,3-Dimethyl-4-octyne
(b)3-Ethyl-5-methyl-1,6,8-decatriyne
(c)2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-3-hexyne
(d)3,4-Dimethylcyclodecyne
(e)3,5-Heptadien-1-yne
(f)3-Chloro-4,4-dimethyl-1-nonen-6-yne
(g)3-sec-Butyl-1-heptyne
(h)5-tert-Butyl-2-methyl-3-octyne
Question: How would you carry out the following reactions?
Show the terminal alkyne and alkyl halide from which the following products can be obtained. If two routes look feasible, list both.
Question: Each of the following syntheses requires more than one step. How
would you carry them out?
(a)

b)

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