Organic Chemistry ALDO Reactions

Purpose a detailed mechanism for the aldol condensation of pentanal. Show all resonance forms.

Claissen condensation

Propose a detailed mechanism for the Claissen condensation of methyl propanoate. Show all resonance forms.

Organic Chem

Indicate how a butanoic acid can be converted to an a) acid chloride; b) acid anhydride; c) an ethyl ester, and d) an N-methyl amide. Give the reagents that would be used. Then indicate how each of these derivavtives could be converted back to butanoic acid under both acidic and basic conditions.

Questions #2 and #3 (L4)

2. There are four reasonable resonance structures for anthracene. Draw them. 3. A large number of polycyclic benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons are known. One of these, benz/a/pyrene, is a powerful carcinogen found in tobacco smoke. From the literature, locate and then draw the structure of this hydrocarbon. Can you suggest ot ...continues

What is the maximum volume @STP of the butene mixture that could be obtained by dehydration of .081g of 2-butanol?

What is the maximum volume @STP of the butene mixture that could be obtained by dehydration of .081g of 2-butanol?

Acid catalyzed Fisher

Propose a detailed mechanism for the acid - catalyzed Fisher esterification of propanoic acid and ethanol. Show all resonance forms.

Naming structures

As if this could not get any harder, I am now as confused as I ever was on the inorganic part of the class...... and you seem to be the only one that exlpain things in a way that I understand. 1. name this compound by following the IUPAC system. It seems to me like the longest chain is 11 (which I don't know what to call) an ...continues

Organic reactions

Complete the following reactions h2so4 C-C-C=C + H2O ---------> ? | C can't figure that one out or this one ___ Fe C__/ __C + Br2 --------> ? ___/ (I think this is called a para dimethyl toulene) or is it called so ...continues

Synthesis

Carry iut a FIVE-STEP SYNTHESIS using a reaction from AT LEAST FOUR BOXES, and any other reaction that you know of anything at all, starting from one molecule having SEVEN carbons and one chiral center, and adding anything with FIVE or fewer carbons in each step (YOU WILL MOST LIKELY ADD NO CARBONS IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE STEPS). ...continues

Bromine addition to trans-cinnamic acid

During bromine addition to trans-cinnamic acid, why is it necessary to maintain excess bromine in the reaction mixture and how can you tell there is an excess of bromine?