Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
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Chapter 23, Problem 28P
Pentafluorophenol is readily prepared by heating hexafluorobenzene with
potassium hydroxide in tert-butyl alcohol:
What is the most reasonable mechanism for this reaction? Comment on the comparative ease with which this conversion occurs.
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Ch. 23.1 - Prob. 1PCh. 23.3 - Problem 23.2 One of the hydroxybenzoic acids is...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 3PCh. 23.5 - Prob. 4PCh. 23.6 - Problem 23.5 The compound shown was required for...Ch. 23.8 - Prob. 6PCh. 23.8 - Prob. 7PCh. 23.9 - Prob. 8PCh. 23.9 - Prob. 9PCh. 23.10 - Prob. 10P
Ch. 23.12 - Prob. 11PCh. 23 - The IUPAC rules permit the use of common names for...Ch. 23 - Prob. 13PCh. 23 - Prob. 14PCh. 23 - Prob. 15PCh. 23 - Prob. 16PCh. 23 - Prob. 17PCh. 23 - Prob. 18PCh. 23 - Prob. 19PCh. 23 - Prob. 20PCh. 23 - Prob. 21PCh. 23 - Prob. 22PCh. 23 - Prob. 23PCh. 23 - Prob. 24PCh. 23 - Prob. 25PCh. 23 - Prob. 26PCh. 23 - Choose the reaction in each of the following pairs...Ch. 23 - Pentafluorophenol is readily prepared by heating...Ch. 23 - Prob. 29PCh. 23 - Treatment of p-hydroxybenzoic acid with aqueous...Ch. 23 - Prob. 31PCh. 23 - Prob. 32PCh. 23 - Treatment of 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol with...Ch. 23 - Prob. 34PCh. 23 - Prob. 35PCh. 23 - Prob. 36DSPCh. 23 - Prob. 37DSPCh. 23 - Prob. 38DSPCh. 23 - Prob. 39DSP
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