Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 23, Problem 23.38P
(S)-Glutamic acid is one of the 20 amino acid building blocks of polypeptides and proteins (Chapter 27). Propose a mechanism for the following conversion.
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Chapter 23 Solutions
Organic Chemistry
Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 23.1PCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.2PCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.3PCh. 23.2 - Prob. 23.4PCh. 23.5 - Prob. 23.5PCh. 23.5 - Prob. AQCh. 23.5 - What is the hybridization of the nitrogen in...Ch. 23.5 - Prob. CQCh. 23.5 - The pKas of the conjugate acids of aniline and...Ch. 23.5 - Prob. EQ
Ch. 23.5 - Prob. FQCh. 23.5 - Prob. GQCh. 23.5 - Select the stronger acid from each pair of...Ch. 23.6 - Prob. 23.7PCh. 23.6 - Prob. 23.8PCh. 23.6 - Prob. 23.9PCh. 23.7 - Prob. 23.10PCh. 23.8 - Prob. 23.11PCh. 23.8 - Prob. 23.12PCh. 23.8 - Prob. 23.13PCh. 23.9 - Prob. 23.14PCh. 23.10 - In Example 23.15, you considered the product of...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.16PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.17PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.18PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.19PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.20PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.21PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.22PCh. 23 - Account for the formation of the base peaks in...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.24PCh. 23 - Select the stronger base from each pair of...Ch. 23 - The pKa, of the conjugate acid of morpholine is...Ch. 23 - Which of the two nitrogens in pyridoxamine (a form...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.28PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.29PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.30PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.31PCh. 23 - Suppose you have a mixture of these three...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.33PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.34PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.35PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.36PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.37PCh. 23 - (S)-Glutamic acid is one of the 20 amino acid...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.39PCh. 23 - Propose a structural formula for the compound...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.41PCh. 23 - The pyrolysis of acetic esters to give an alkene...Ch. 23 - Propose steps for the following conversions using...Ch. 23 - Show how to bring about each step in this...Ch. 23 - Show how to bring about each step in the following...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.48PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.49PCh. 23 - Methylparaben is used as a preservative in foods,...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.51PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.52PCh. 23 - Propose a synthesis for the systemic agricultural...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.54PCh. 23 - Several diamines are building blocks for the...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.56PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.57PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.58PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.59PCh. 23 - Following is a retrosynthesis for the coronary...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.61PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.62PCh. 23 - Given this retrosynthetic analysis, propose a...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.64PCh. 23 - Following is a series of anorexics (appetite...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.66PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.67PCh. 23 - Show how the synthetic scheme developed in Problem...Ch. 23 - Prob. 23.69PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.70PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.71PCh. 23 - Prob. 23.72P
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