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Chapter 20, Problem 20.76P
Lithium tri-sec-butylborohydride, also known as L-selectride, is a metal hydride reagent that contains three sec-butyl groups bonded to boron. When this reagent is used to reduce cyclic ketones, one stereoisomer of ten predominates as product. Explain why the reduction of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanone with L-selectride forms the cis alcohol as the major product.
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.1PCh. 20 - Which carbonyl groups in the anticancer drug taxol...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.3PCh. 20 - Problem 20.4 What alcohol is formed when each...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.5 What aldehyde or ketone is needed to...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.6PCh. 20 - Problem 20.7 Draw the products formed when is...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.8 Draw the products formed (including...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.9PCh. 20 - Problem 20.10 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the...
Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11PCh. 20 - Problem 20.12 Draw the products formed from ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.13PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.14PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.15PCh. 20 - Problem-20.16 Review the oxidation reactions using...Ch. 20 - Problem-20.17 Write the step(s) needed to convert ...Ch. 20 - Problem-20.18 Oct-1-yne reacts rapidly with ,...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.19PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.20PCh. 20 - Problem 20.21 Draw the product of each reaction.
...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.22 Draw the products (including...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.23 What Grignard reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.24 Linalool (the Chapter 9 opening...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.25 What Grignard reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.26PCh. 20 - Draw the products formed when each compound is...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.28 What ester and Grignard reagent are...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.29PCh. 20 - Problem 20.30 What reagent is needed to convert ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.31PCh. 20 - What carboxylic acid formed from each alkyl halide...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.33PCh. 20 - Problem 20.34 Draw the product when each compound...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.35 Synthesize each compound from...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.36PCh. 20 - 20.37 Devise a synthesis of each alcohol from...Ch. 20 - 20.38 Draw the products formed when pentanal is...Ch. 20 - 20.39 Draw the product formed when is treated...Ch. 20 - The stereochemistry of the products of reduction...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.41PCh. 20 - 20.42 Draw the products or each reduction...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.43PCh. 20 - 20.44 Draw all stereoisomers formed in each...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.45PCh. 20 - 20.46 Treatment of ketone A with ethynylithium...Ch. 20 - 20.47 Explain why metal hydride reduction gives an...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.48PCh. 20 - 20.49 Identify the lettered compounds in the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.50PCh. 20 - 20.51 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - 20.52 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.53PCh. 20 - 20.54 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.55PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.56PCh. 20 - 20.57 What ester and Grignard reagent are needed...Ch. 20 - 20.58 What organolithium reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - 20.59 What epoxide and organometallic reagent are...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.60PCh. 20 - 20.61 Propose two different methods to synthesize...Ch. 20 - 20.62 Synthesize each compound from cyclohexanol...Ch. 20 - 20.63 Convert propan-2-ol into each compound....Ch. 20 - 20.64 Convert benzene into each compound. You may...Ch. 20 - 20.65 Design a synthesis of each compound from...Ch. 20 - 20.66 Synthesize each compound from the given...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.67PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.68PCh. 20 - 20.69 An unknown compound A (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.70 Treatment of compound C (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.71 Treatment of compound E (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.72 Reaction of butanenitrile () with methyl...Ch. 20 - 20.73 Treatment of isobutene with forms a...Ch. 20 - 20.74 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.75PCh. 20 - 20.76 Lithium tri-sec-butylborohydride, also known...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.77PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.78PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.79PCh. 20 - 20.80 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.81P
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