Which ester hydrolyzes more rapidly?a. methyl acetate or phenyl acetate? b. phenyl acetate or benzyl acetate?

Q: please explain why phenol is not easily attacked by a positive reagent such as aniline?

A: Phenol and Aniline Phenol - The benzene rings has a OH group. Aniline - The benzene rings has a NH2…

Q: How would you convert cyclohexanone into each compound using any required inorganic reagents and…

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Q: Vitamin C is a stable enediol. Draw the structure of the two keto tautomers in equilibrium with the…

A: The two keto tautomers of vitamin C is shown below,

Q: (a) Draw two different halo ketones that can form A by an intramolecular alkylation reaction. (b)…

A: Given compound,

Q: Why is the ester hydrolysis slow in the beginning and becomes faster after sometime.

A: Esters are the functional group which has a carbonyl group and a ether linkage. Esters are converted…

Q: What alkyl halides are needed to prepare each ketone using the acetoacetic ester synthesis?

A: Since you have posted a question with multiple questions, we will solve first question for you. To…

Q: What Grignard reagent and aldehyde (or ketone) are needed to prepare each alcohol? Show all possible…

A: Treatment of aldehydes with the Grignard reagent followed by its hydrolysis produces secondary…

Q: Draw the  of product the reaction between benzoyl chloride and excess ammonium hydroxide

A: Acid chloride is the most reactive acid derivative. Acid chloride reacts with ammonia to form an…

Q: Draw the product obtained by heating each pair of ketones in a basic solution.

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Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following reaction of a Grignard reagent with a cyclic amide.

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Q: Explain why only one C=C of geraniol is epoxidized with the Sharpless reagent

A: Sharp less epoxidation is a reaction in which an epoxide is developed on the compound containing –OH…

Q: Devise a synthesis of each compound from the given starting material(s). Albuterol is a…

A: a. Synthesis of albuterol is given below, The first step involves the Friedel Crafts acylation…

Q: Draw the missing organic structures in this short synthetic sequence. Assume an appropriate workup…

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Q: What reaction conditions—base, solvent, and temperature—are needed to convert ketone A to either B…

A: intramolecular alkylation reaction :  It proceeds via enolate generated within the molecule. The…

Q: Draw the reactivity series for nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl carbon. (You may exclude…

A: Reactivity series for nucleophilic substitution at the carbonyl carbon?

Q: Draw the nucleophilic attack of the thiamine ylide on a molecule of benzaldehyde. Use proper…

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Q: Draw two different ways to prepare each ketone from an acid chloride and an organocuprate reagent.

A: a). Please find below the two different ways to prepare the ketone from an acid chloride and an…

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Q: Identify A in the following reaction scheme, and draw a stepwise mechanism for the conversion of A…

A: Compound A can be drawn as

Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the intramolecular Friedel–Crafts acylation of compound A to form B. B…

A: Concept introduction: The Friedel-Craft acylation is a type of electrophilic substitution reaction.…

Q: What alkyl halides are needed to prepare each ketone using the acetoacetic ester synthesis?

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Q: (disconnect to a "diketone" (a) (b) (c) starting material)

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Q: What products are formed when attached acetal is hydrolyzed with aqueousacid?

A: The reaction of hydrolysis with aqueous acid is as follows:

Q: (a) Draw two different halo ketones that can form A by an intramolecularalkylation reaction. (b) How…

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Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following intramolecular reaction, which is used in the synthesis…

A: The given compound is the female sex hormone Estrone.

Q: Draw the major product(s) of nitration of benzoic acid.

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Q: Devise a synthesis of attached compound from the indicated starting material. You may use any other…

A: There are many mechanisms in organic chemistry such as nucleophilic substitution, nucleophilic…

Q: Draw the product obtained by heating each pair of ketones in a basic solution.

A: Robinson annulation is Michael addition reaction followed by intra molecular Aldol condensation to…

Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following intramolecular reaction.

A: Since O in the reactant is electronegative element. hence it will take proton from the HCOOH forming…

Q: Acetyl chloride undergoes a nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction at a faster rate than methyl…

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Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the attached Friedel–Crafts acylation

A: stepwise mechanism for the attached Friedel–Crafts acylation is given below -

Q: Explain why acetanilide is less reactive toward electrophilic substitution than aniline.?

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Q: Draw the structure of both an acid chloride and an ester that can be used to prepare each compound…

A: The following structures are explained as:

Q: a. Is (R)-lactic acid dextrorotatory or levorotatory? b. Is (R)-sodium lactate dextrorotatory or…

A: When a carbon atom is attached to four different substituents, then the carbon is called asymmetric…

Q: Linalool and lavandulol are two of the major components of lavender oil. (a) What organolithium…

A: It is given that two major components of lavender oil are Linalool and Lavandulol and they need to…

Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the conversion of lactone A to ester Busing HCl in ethanol. B is…

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Q: Draw a stepwise mechanism for the conversion of neryl diphosphate to α-pinene. α-Pinene is a…

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Q: Which carbonyl compound in each pair exhibits the higher percentage of the enol tautomer?

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Q: Use the malonic ester synthesis to prepare each carboxylic acid.

A: Introduction:Malonic ester synthesis:Malonic ester synthesis: In malonic ester synthesis, diethyl…

Q: (a) Draw two different halo ketones that can form A by an intramolecular alkylation reaction. (b)…

A: Given compound,

Q: What will happen if a carboxylic acid reacts with a Grignard reagent? Draw and explain the…

A: The mechanism is as follows:

Q: Which group is a stronger activator between the amino group of aniline and the acetamido group of…

A: Ring activators are groups that increase the electron density on the benzene ring making the ring…

Q: Draw the mechanism for the reaction of an ester with a grignard reagent.

A: Grignard reagents are organometallic compounds having the formula, RMgX , where X is any halogen.…

Q: Explain nucleophilic addition to the aldehyde to form analcohol ?

A: Given: Explain nucleophilic addition to the aldehyde to form an alcohol.

Q: Which compound will decarboxylates the easiest when heated in aqueous acid?

A: Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction in which carcoxyl group is eliminated from the carbon chain…

Q: The starting material ethyl acetoacetate contains two carbonyl groups. Explain why only one reacts…

A: 1,2-diol is used to block the carbonyl group.  The more reactive carbonyl group reacts first .Thus…

Aldehydes and Ketones

Aldehydes and ketones are organic compounds that have a carbonyl group, C = O, as their functional group. They both differ in the placement of this carbonyl group in their structures.