ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 345 WSU >IP<
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ISBN: 9781269916264
Author: Pearson
Publisher: PEARSON C
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Chapter 11, Problem 60P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason should be explained when (S)-2-butanol is heated with sulfuric acid gives racemic mixture.
Concept introduction:
Racemization:
Alcohol is treated with strong acid like sulfuric acid which forms stable carbocation and it can undergoes addition reaction which forms the racemic mixture.
The stability of carbocation is given below,
Tertiary carbocation is more stable than the secondary and primary.
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 345 WSU >IP<
Ch. 11.1 - Why are NH3 and CH3NH2 no longer nucleophiles when...Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 11.1 - Prob. 5PCh. 11.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 11.3 - Prob. 9PCh. 11.3 - Show how 1-propanol can be converted into the...Ch. 11.4 - Which of the following alcohols dehydrates the...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 12PCh. 11.4 - Prob. 13PCh. 11.4 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...
Ch. 11.4 - Draw the product of each of the following...Ch. 11.4 - Explain why the following alcohols, when heated...Ch. 11.4 - What stereoisomers are formed in the following...Ch. 11.4 - Prob. 18PCh. 11.4 - What alcohol would you treat with phosphorus...Ch. 11.5 - Prob. 20PCh. 11.6 - Prob. 22PCh. 11.7 - Prob. 24PCh. 11.7 - Would you expect the reactivity of a five-membered...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 26PCh. 11.7 - What products are obtained from the reaction of...Ch. 11.7 - Prob. 28PCh. 11.7 - Prob. 29PCh. 11.7 - Prob. 30PCh. 11.8 - Prob. 31PCh. 11.8 - Prob. 32PCh. 11.8 - How do the major products obtained from...Ch. 11.8 - Explain why the two arene oxides in Problem 38...Ch. 11.8 - Three arene oxides can be obtained from...Ch. 11.9 - Explain why the half-life (the time it takes for...Ch. 11.10 - Prob. 38PCh. 11.10 - Prob. 39PCh. 11.10 - Prob. 40PCh. 11.10 - Prob. 41PCh. 11.10 - Prob. 42PCh. 11.11 - Using an alkyl halide and a thiol as starting...Ch. 11.11 - The following three nitrogen mustards were studied...Ch. 11.11 - Why is melphalan a good cancer drug?Ch. 11.11 - Prob. 47PCh. 11 - Prob. 48PCh. 11 - Which compound is more likely to be carcinogenic?Ch. 11 - Prob. 50PCh. 11 - Prob. 51PCh. 11 - Write the appropriate reagent over each arrow.Ch. 11 - What alkenes would you expect to be obtained from...Ch. 11 - Prob. 54PCh. 11 - When heated with H2SO4, both...Ch. 11 - What is the major product obtained from the...Ch. 11 - When deuterated phenanthrene oxide undergoes a...Ch. 11 - An unknown alcohol with a molecular formula of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 59PCh. 11 - Prob. 60PCh. 11 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 11 - What product would be formed if the four-membered...Ch. 11 - Which of the following ethers would be obtained in...Ch. 11 - Using the given starting material any necessary...Ch. 11 - Prob. 65PCh. 11 - When 3-methyl-2-butanol is heated with...Ch. 11 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...Ch. 11 - How could you synthesize isopropyl propyl ether,...Ch. 11 - When the following seven-membered ring alcohol is...Ch. 11 - Ethylene oxide reacts readily with HO because of...Ch. 11 - Prob. 71PCh. 11 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...Ch. 11 - Explain why the acid-catalyzed dehydration of an...Ch. 11 - Triethylene glycol is one of the products obtained...Ch. 11 - Prob. 75PCh. 11 - Prob. 76PCh. 11 - When ethyl ether is heated with excess HI for...Ch. 11 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 11 - Prob. 79PCh. 11 - An ion with a positively charged nitrogen atom in...Ch. 11 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...Ch. 11 - Prob. 82PCh. 11 - The following reaction takes place several times...Ch. 11 - A vicinal diol has OH groups on adjacent carbons....Ch. 11 - Prob. 85PCh. 11 - Prob. 86PCh. 11 - Two stereoisomers are obtained from the reaction...Ch. 11 - Propose a mechanism for each or the following...Ch. 11 - Triethylenemelamine (TEM) is an antitumor agent....
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