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    Diels-Alder Reaction

    C10H14(A) can only react with 2 equivalents of H2. C10H14 reacts with O3 to yield only one product (this product is attached.) Determine the two possible structures of (A). State which one could react with maleic anhydride.

    Organic Synthesis: Expected Products

    What products would you expect from the reaction of 1 mol of 1,3-butadiene and each of the following reagents? (If no reaction would occur, indicate that as well.) a) 1 mol of Cl2 b) 2 mol of Br2 c) Hot KMnO4 (excess) d) 1 mol of Cl2 in H2O e) 2 mol of H2, Ni

    Organic Synthesis for 1,3-Butadiene

    Outline synthesis of 1,3-butadiene starting from a) HOCH2(CH2)2CH2OH b) CH2=CHCH2CH2OH c) CH2=CHCH2CH2Cl d) CH2=CHCHClCH3 e) CH2=CHCH(OH)CH3

    Aldol Condensation

    In an aldol condensation, why might it be essential that the benzaldehyde contain no benzoic acid?

    Structures for Isomers

    Question: Two structural isomers are formed when 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene reacts with ethyl acrylate (ethyl 2-propenoate). Draw structures for these isomers.

    Vinegar and Eggshells Reaction

    When vinegar and eggshells are combined a reaction ocurrs that produces new chemicals. Show a balanced equation for this reaction.

    Synthetic Reaction Scheme

    Please outline a synthetic reaction scheme for the preparation of triphenylmethanol from: 1. Methyl benzoate 2. Diethyl carbonate A large number of polycyclic benzenoid aromatic hydrocarbons are known. One of these, benz/a/pyrene, is a powerful carcinogen found in tobacco smoke. Draw the structure of this hydrocarbon. Ca

    Buffers and Buffer Type Solutions

    1. The Common Ion Effect. What is the pH of a solution that contains 0.250-M benzoic acid and 0.600-M sodium benzoate? 2. Buffers. A buffer solution is made of 0.100 M HOCl and 0.250 M NaOCl. What is the pH of the resulting solution when a 15.0-mL portion of 0.200 M HCl is added to 100.0 mL of the buffer? 3. Prepa

    Products in an Organic Reaction

    Reaction 1 Reaction 2 O // CH3--C==CH--CH2--OH + CH3--CH2--C ! CH3 OH ? Reaction 1 between compounds 1 and 2. The equation is incomplete, only the reactants are

    Chemistry - Functional Groups

    This question is concerned with the compound lidocaine. Identify one amine and one amide functional group in the above compound. Draw the abbreviated structural formulae of the products of the complete hydrolysis of the compound. Identify any new functional groups in the products and name them. (See attachment for diagr

    Important information about Chemical Reaction

    The attached file contains the visual depiction of the chemicals compounding. In the diagram, the equation for the following reaction is incomplete, with only the reactants shown, The missing product(s) are indicated by a question mark. Identify any functional group(s) in compounds 1 & 2 by circling them and naming them clearly.

    Aromatic Compound Synthesis

    Synthesize two of the attached compounds from the indicated starting materials. You may also use any organic compounds containing three or less carbon atoms, benzene, N-bromosuccinimide, triphenylphosphine, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA), methylvinyl ketone, lithium diisopropylamide (LDA), ethyl acetoacetate (acetoacetic es

    Drawing Organic Products

    Draw the structure of the major organic product for each of the reactions attached. Be sure to indicate stereochemistry, where appropriate.

    Aromatic Chemistry: Synthesize a Compound

    Synthesize the following compound. You may also use any organic compounds containing three or less carbon atoms, benzene, N-bromosuccinimide, triphenylphosphine, meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA), methylvinyl ketone, lithium diisopropylamide (LDA), ethyl acetoacetate (acetoacetic ester) and diethyl malonate (malonic ester), as

    Missing materials

    Please see attached document. Supply the missing starting materials, reagents or products + I think that this one is a Diels-Alder Reaction I am pretty sure that this one is a substitution I just don't know what the reagents would be. I have no clue what this might be.

    Synthesis

    Synthesize the following compound from the indicated starting material. you may use: any organic compounds containing three or less carbon atoms, benzene, n-bromosuccimide, triphenylphosphine, MCPBA, methylvinyl ketone, LDA, ethyl acetoacetate, diethyl malonate, wittig reagents, and any inorganic reagents. if it is necessar

    Synthesis Problems

    Draw the structure of the major organic product for each of the reactions shown in the attached document. Be sure to indicate stereochemistry.

    Chemical Composition and Solubility of Manganese

    I have aquired several hundred pounds of manganese green sand and want to know if it is useable as a micronutrient source for plants and under what pH range. I have abd in mechanistic Organic Chem. MS and MS in Horticulture. NOTE: Originally posted in Chemistry - moved to Biology. Admin.

    3 organic chemistry problems

    43) which the following reactions does not proceed significantly to the right in aqueous solutions? a) Hsub3O^+ + OH^- --> 2Hsub2O b) HCN + OH^- ---> Hsub2O + CN^- c) Cu(Hsub2O)sub 4^2+ + 4 NHsub3 ---> Cu(NHsub3)sub4^2+ + 4Hsub2O d) Hsub2SOsub4 + Hsub2O ---> Hsub3O^+ + HSOsub4^- e) Hsub2O + HSOsub4^- ---> Hsub2SOsub4 + O

    Synthesis of Organic Compounds

    Synthesize the following product using: any organic compound with 3 or less carbons, N-bromosuccinimide, triphenylphosphine, m-chlorobenzoic acid or ANY inorganic reagent.

    Chemistry Problems

    9.24 When you are in a supermarket, which do you usually request, plastic or paper grocery bags? List the advantaged and disadvantages of plastic versus paper bags, and decide which is preferable. Then prepare a latter to the editor of a newspaper clearly stating your position and explaining your reasons for it. 9.27 A

    Photochemical chlorination

    Assume that all the methylene groups in the alkane are equally reactive as sites of free-radical chlorination. a) Photochemical chlorination of heptane gave a mixture of monochlorides containing 15% 1-chloroheptane. What other monochlorides are present? Estimate the percentage of each of these additioanl C7H15Cl isomers in