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Chapter 22.SE, Problem 63AP
As far back as the 16th century, South American Incas chewed the leaves of the coca bush, Erythroxylon coca, to combat fatigue. Chemical studies of Erythroxylon coca by Friedrich Wöhler in 1862 resulted in the discovery of cocaine, C17H21NO4, as the active component. Basic hydrolysis of cocaine leads to methanol, benzoic acid, and another compound called ecgonine, C9H15NO3. Oxidation of ecgonine with CrO3 yields a keto acid that readily loses CO2 on heating, giving tropinone.
(a) What is a likely structure for the keto acid?
(b) What is a likely structure for ecgonine, neglecting stereochemistry?
(c) What is a likely structure for cocaine, neglecting stereochemistry?
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ORGANIC CHEM.(LL)-W/OWL V2 >CUSTOM<
Ch. 22.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 22.1 - How many acidic hydrogens does each of the...Ch. 22.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 22.3 - Write the complete mechanism for the deuteration...Ch. 22.3 - Prob. 5PCh. 22.4 - If methanol rather than water is added at the end...Ch. 22.5 - Prob. 7PCh. 22.5 - Draw a resonance structure of the acetonitrile...Ch. 22.6 - If methanol rather than water is added at the end...Ch. 22.7 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 22.7 - Draw a resonance structure of the acetonitrile...Ch. 22.7 - Why do you suppose ketone halogenations in acidic...Ch. 22.7 - Prob. 13PCh. 22.7 - Prob. 14PCh. 22.7 - Prob. 15PCh. 22.7 - Prob. 16PCh. 22.SE - Prob. 17VCCh. 22.SE - Prob. 18VCCh. 22.SE - Prob. 19VCCh. 22.SE - Prob. 20MPCh. 22.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism...Ch. 22.SE - Predict the product(s) and provide the mechanism...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 23MPCh. 22.SE - In the Hell–Volhard–Zelinskii reaction, only a...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 25MPCh. 22.SE - Nonconjugated , -unsaturated ketones, such as...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 27MPCh. 22.SE - Using curved arrows, propose a mechanism for the...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 29MPCh. 22.SE - One of the later steps in glucose biosynthesis is...Ch. 22.SE - The Favorskii reaction involves treatment of an...Ch. 22.SE - Treatment of a cyclic ketone with diazomethane is...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 33MPCh. 22.SE - Amino acids can be prepared by reaction of alkyl...Ch. 22.SE - Amino acids can also be prepared by a two-step...Ch. 22.SE - Heating carvone with aqueous sulfuric acid...Ch. 22.SE - Identify all the acidic hydrogens (pKa 25) in the...Ch. 22.SE - Rank the following compounds in order of...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 39APCh. 22.SE - Base treatment of the following , -unsaturated...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 41APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 42APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 43APCh. 22.SE - Which, if any, of the following compounds can be...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 45APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 46APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 47APCh. 22.SE - How might you convert geraniol into either ethyl...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 49APCh. 22.SE - One way to determine the number of acidic...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 51APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 52APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 53APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 54APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 55APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 56APCh. 22.SE - All attempts to isolate primary and secondary...Ch. 22.SE - How would you synthesize the following compounds...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 59APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 60APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 61APCh. 22.SE - Prob. 62APCh. 22.SE - As far back as the 16th century, South American...Ch. 22.SE - The key step in a reported laboratory synthesis of...Ch. 22.SE - Prob. 65AP
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