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Interpretation:
The products A, B, C, and D formed from the sequence of steps from the given starting material, are to be determined.
Concept Introduction:
▸ LDA is the lithium disopyramide. It is a strong base.
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▸ Alkylation of the ketone takes place with the help of lithium enolates.
▸ Sodium hydride is used to generate the enolate ions.
▸ In the diels-alder reaction, two sigma bonds are formed from an expansion of the pi bond of the diene and dienophile.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Organic Chemistry, 12e Study Guide/Student Solutions Manual
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- Show how to convert toluene to 3-hydroxybenzoic acid using the same set of reactions as in diagram but changing the order in which two or more of the steps are carried outarrow_forwardWould heating each of the following reactions increase the yield of the product shown? (a) (b) NAOH Br Nao CIarrow_forwardc) Compound A below undergoes Dieckmann cyclization to give compound B in the presence of a base. Dieckmann EtO OEt cyclisation OEt Base CH3 A i) Give the appropriate base for the above reaction and draw the resonance structures of the enolate ions derived from compound A. ii) If compound B above is reacted with NaBH4, draw the structure of the reduced product. Explain a reason for your choice of the product.arrow_forward
- Kindly answer question a, b & carrow_forward(a) 1-methylcyclopentene B can be prepared by an intramolecular Wittig reaction from A. Propose a plausible arrow-pushing mechansim for this the transformation from A to B. (b) Propose a synthesis to convert 1-methylcyclopentene B to the cyclic ester C. Show all intermediates, and reagents necessary for each step.arrow_forward(b) Give reagents and conditions that will allow ALL of the following synthetic transformations to be achieved. More than one synthetic step may be required in each case. You may assume that any required additional reagents will be available. HO OH e (1) (ii) 6 (iii) -6 O-SiMe3 O₂N- O₂N OH (c) Give reagents and conditions that will allow the following synthetic transformation to be achieved using organosilicon chemistry. More than one synthetic step will be required. Ph-H CH₂CH3 Ph Aarrow_forward
- Which of the following compounds will undergo an SN2 reaction more easily? (a) neopentyl iodide (b) tert-butyl chloride (c) 2-iodopropane (d) 4-methyl-1-iodopentane (e) 1-chloro-4-methylpentane. Briefly justify your answer. Which of the mentioned compounds will undergo an SN1 reaction more easily? Briefly justify your answer.arrow_forwardSuggest a reasonable series of reagents and reactions conditions to prepare cis-2-methylcyclohexly acetate (A) from trans-2-methylcyclohexanol.arrow_forwardA key step in the synthesis of naproxen, an NSAID more commonly known by its brand name, Aleve (Section 3.9), is a coupling reaction of 2-bromo6-methoxynaphthalene to form 2-methoxy-6-vinylnaphthalene. Show three different coupling reactions, and the required reagents, that could be used to carry out this step.arrow_forward
- Organic ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305580350Author:William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. FootePublisher:Cengage Learning