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1 Condensation Reaction II Building Bridges to Knowledge Photo by Michaelle Cadet The protons on the methyl group of the acetate portion of ethyl acetate are weakly acidic, pKa approximately 24. Therefore, a strong base such as sodium ethoxide can abstract a proton from the methyl group of the acetate portion of the molecule, in a manner analogous to that described in the following schema.

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This paper is a continuation of the discussion of the paper titled Condensation Reactions I Building Bridges to Knowledge. The topics discussed include the Claisen Condensation, the Dieckmann Condensation (an intramolecular Claisen Condensation), the mixed Claisen Condensation, decarboxylation reactions, syntheses of β-ketones, synthetic designed that lead to ketones and carboxylic acids. Other reactions discussed include the Michael Condensation, the synthesis of δ-keto carboxylic acid, and the Reformatsky reaction. The paper also discusses the mechanisms of a number of these reactions.

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CondensationReactionII

BuildingBridgestoKnowledge

Photo by Michaelle CadetTheprotonsonthemethylgroupoftheacetateportionofethylacetateareweaklyacidic,pKaapproximately24.Therefore,astrongbasesuchassodiumethoxidecanabstractaprotonfromthemethylgroupoftheacetateportionofthemolecule,inamanneranalogoustothatdescribedinthefollowingschema.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Theconjugateacid,ethanol,isstrongerthantheacid,ethylacetate.Theprotononthemethylgroupofethylacetateisslightlyacetic.Asindicatedabove,theresultingcarbanionisresonancestabilized.Theresonancestabilizedsodiumethylacetate

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makestheanionimportantinorganicsyntheses.Thesodiumenolateanioncanreactwithanothermoleculeofethylacetatetoformsodiumethylacetoacetate.Acidificationofsodiumethylacetoacetateformsethylacetoacetate.ThisreactionisreferredtoastheClaisenCondensation.Thereactionproceedsthroughthecarbanionandthentheenolateanion.Theenolateanionattacksthesp2hybridizedatomicorbitalofthecarbonatomofthecarbonylgroupformingansp3hybridizedatomicorbitalofthecarbonofthesodiumethyl3-ethoxy-3-hydroxybutanoate.Thefinalstepofthesynthesisistheacidificationofsodiumethyl3-ethoxy-3-hydroxybutanoatetoproduceethylacetoacetate.Thesereactionsareillustratedinthefollowingsequenceofchemicalequations.

sodiumsaltofethyl3-ethoxy-3-hydroxybutanoate

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AverystrongbaselikeLDA,lithiumdiisopropylamide,willconvertethylacetateentirelyintotheenolateform.

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LDA

β-ketoestershaveprotonsflankedbytwocarbonylgroups.ThesetypesofcompoundshavepKasequaltoabout11;therefore,theyaremoreacidicthantheacidicprotonsinethylacetate.

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Theresultingcarbanionisconvertedexclusivelytotheenolateanion(theformationoftheenolateionpredominatesbecauseofresonance).

Iftheβ-ketoestercannotformastableenolatethentheClaisencondensationproductislow.Iftheβ-ketoesterformsastableenolatethentheClaisencondensationproductcanbehigh.Forexample,ethylpropanoateformsethyl2-methyl-3-oxopentanoateinthepresenceofsodiumethoxide.Thefollowingequationsillustratetheformationofethylethyl2-methyl-3-oxopentanoatefromethylpropanoate.

sodiumethyl2-methylpropanoate

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ethyl2-methyl-3-oxopentanoate

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Acidificationtoproduceethyl2-methyl-3-oxopentanoate

ethyl2-methyl-3-oxopentanoateIfthestartingmaterialhadbeenethyl2-methylpropanoatewiththeintentofsynthesizingethyl2,2,4-trimethyl-3-oxopentanoate,thenthereactionwouldnothaveoccurred.2,2,4-Trimethyl-3-oxopentanoatecannotreactwithsodiumethoxidesinceitdoesn’tpossessahydrogenatomonthecarbonatomthatisalphatotheestergroup.Aminimumoftwohydrogenatomsmustbeattachedtothe

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carbonatomofthestartingesterfortheClaisenCondensationtobeeffective.Consequently,estersofthetypeRCH2CO2R’canundergotheClaisenCondensation,butestersofthetypeR2CHCO2R’cannotundergotheClaisenCondensation.TheDieckmannReactionTheDieckmannCondensationisanIntramolecularClaisenCondensation,i.e.acyclizationreaction.Thereactionisinitiatedwithestersofdicarboxylicacidsthatcanformfiveorsix-memberrings.Thefollowingsequenceofchemicalequationsillustratesthesynthesisofethyl2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylateviaanintramolecularClaisenCondensationreaction.

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sodiumethyl2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylateAcidificationofthesodiumethyl2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate

Oncetheethyl2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylatehasbeenformed,itcanbesaponified,solidified,anddecarboxylatedtoproducecyclopentanone.Thefollowingseriesofreactionsrepresenttheformationofcyclopentanone.Saponification

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Acidification

Decarboxylation

Tautomerism

MixedClaisenCondensationThebestresultsforamixedClaisenCondensationiswhenoneoftheesterscannotformanenolate.Suchesterscouldbeformateesters,carbonateesters,oxalateesters,andethylbenzoate.

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EthylacetatecanreactwithethylformateinamixedClaisenCondensation,becauseethylformatedoesn’thaveahydrogenatomattachedtoanalphacarbon,andanalphacarbonatomdoesn’texistinethylformate.Thereactionproceedsasdescribedinthefollowingsetofequations.Theseequationsrepresenttheseriesofelementarystepsthatrationalizetheformationofthedesiredproduct,ethyl3-oxopropanoate.(1)

(2)

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(3)

(4)

OncethesodiumsaltoftheClaisenCondensationisformed,theproductisacidifiedtogivetheester.

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AcylationofKetoneswithEstersinaMixedTypeClaisenCondensationTheacylationofcyclohexanonewithethylformateisanexampleofthistypeofreaction.Thefollowingseriesofstepsdemonstratethepathwaythatresultsintheacylationofcyclohexanonetoproduce2-oxocyclohexylmethanal.(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

AcidificationoftheClaisenCondensationproductproducestheβ-ketoaldehyde.

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2-oxocyclohexylmethanalReactionofcyclohexanonewithdiethylcarbonatewouldresultintheformationofethyl(2-oxocyclohexyl)-carboxylate.(1)

(2)

(3)

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(4)

Acidificationofthesodiumsaltproducesethyl(2-oxocyclohexyl)carboxylate.

ethyl(2-oxocyclohexyl)carboxylateSynthesisofKetonesviaβ-ketoEstersInitially,β-ketoestersmustbeconvertedintotheβ-ketoacidthroughsaponification.Once,theesterissaponified,thentheresultingβ-ketoacidcanunderdecarboxylationbyheatingtheacidtoformthedesiredketone.Thisconceptcanbeillustratedusingthefollowingfourchemicalequations.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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Followingisthemechanismforthedecarboxylationreaction.

Anillustrationofdecarboxylationisthesynthesisschemafor1,3-dicyclohexy-2-propanonefromethylcyclohexylacetate.(1)

CH2 C

O

OCH2CH32

+ NaOCH2CH3CH3CH2OH

CCH2

O

C

C

O OCH2CH3_

Na+

OH

CH3CH2

+ CH3CH2OH

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(2)

(3)

Hydrolysisofthesaltgivestheβ-ketoester.

Acidorbasehydrolysisoftheesterproducesthecarboxylicacid.Ifbasehydrolysisisused,anadditionalacidificationstepleadstothecarboxylicacid.

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Acidificationofthesaltproducestheβ-ketocarboxylicacid.

Theβ-ketocarboxylicacidcanassumeasix-memberintramolecularhydrogenbondingarrangementthatpositionsthemoleculefordecarboxylationwhenitisheated.

Theresultingenolcanundergotautomerismtoformtheketoproduct.

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PreparationofKetonesUsingEthylAcetoacetateEthylacetoacetate,madebytheClaisenCondensation,isanexcellentstartingmaterialforthepreparationofvariousketones.Thepreparationofethylacetoacetatecanbeaccomplishedintwosteps.Thefirststepinvolvestheselfcondensationofethylacetate,andthesecondstepisacidificationofsodiumethylacetoacetate.Intheselfcondensationofethylacetate,theClaisenCondensation,twomolesofethylacetatearetreatedwithsodiumethoxide.Theresultingsodiumethylacetoacetateacidifiedtoproduceethylacetoacetate.Ethylacetoacetateisanexcellentstartingmaterialformakingketones,becausetheα-hydrogenatomoftheβ-ketoesterisacidic(withanapproximatepHequalto4);therefore,theα-hydrogenatomcanbeabstractedwithastrongbaselikesodiumethoxide.Oncethesodiumsaltisformed,itcanreactbywayofasubstitutionnucleophilicbimolecularreactionwithprimaryalkylhalidestoformasubstitutedethylacetoacetate.Theethylacetoacetatecanbesaponified,andtheresultingsaltacidifiedandsubsequentlydecarboxylated.Thefollowingequationsrationalizetheformationofsodiumethylacetoacetate,andtheformationofethylacetoacetatebytheacidificationofsodiumethylacetoacetate.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

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(4)

AcidificationofSodiumEthylAcetoacetate

Thehydrogenatomsontheα-carbonatomofethylacetoacetateareacidic(pKaofabout11);therefore,ethylacetoacetateismoreaceticthanethanol.EthanolhasapKaofabout16.Consequently,ethylacetoacetatereactswithsodiumethoxideto

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formthesodiumsaltofethylacetoacetate.Theresultingcarbanionisresonancestabilized.

Theethylacetoacetatecarbanionisstabilizedbyresonance.Thiscanberepresentedinthefollowingequation.

Theactualstructuremayberepresentedbythefollowing:

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Theresonancestabilizedsodiumacetoacetatecanreactwithmethylhalide,primaryalkylhalidesandinsomecasessecondaryalkylhalidestoformaβ-ketoalkylsubstitutedethylacetoacetate.ThereactionsoccurbySN2mechanisms.Followingisarepresentationofalkylatingethylacetoacetate,followedbydecarboxylation,followedbyenol-ketotautomerismtoformadesiredalkylsubstitutedacetone.

(1) Resonanceofsodiumethylacetoacetate.

(2)SN2attackofthesodiumenolateonaprimaryalkylhalide(inthiscaseethylbromide)

(3)Thealkylatedethylacetoacetatecanundergosaponificationfollowedbydecarboxylationtoformthedesiredketone(analkylsubstitutedacetone).

CC

COCH2CH3

O O

H

_

CH3

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Acidification,followedbydecarboxylationproducesthedesiredketone.

Acarefulexaminationoftheresultingketoneshowsthatthecompoundisanalkylatedderivativeofacetone(theacetoneresultsfromthede-esterificationofethylacetoacetate,acidificationoftheresultingsalt,anddecarboxylationwithheat).

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Theentitywiththealkylgroupattachedandinscribedinasquareistheresultingportionofthemoleculethatremainsafterthesubstitutedethylacetoacetatewasde-esterified,acidified,anddecarboxylated.Theattachedalkylgroupresultsfromtheesterenolateofethylacetoacetateparticipatingasanucleophileinthenucleophilicsubstitutionbimolecularreactionwithethylbromide.Theethylgroup,outsidethesquare,isthesubstratethatreactedwiththeesterenolateofthecarbanionofethylacetoacetate.

2-pentanoneTheinscribedfragmentintheboxoriginatesfromtheesterenolateofethylacetoacetate.Theethylgroup(inred)isattachedbyanSN2reactionofanethylhalidewiththesodiumsaltofethylacetoacetate.Theresultingethyl2-ethyl-3-oxo-butanoateisde-esterified,acidified,anddecarboxylatedtoproduce2-pentanone(thestructureshownabove).4-Phenyl-2-butanonecanbesynthesizedinananalogousmanner.

C

O

CH3CH

H

CH2CH3

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4-phenyl-2-butanoneFollowingisthisplannedandexecutedsynthesisof4-phenyl-2-butanonefromethylacetoacetate.

C

O

CH3CH

H

CH2

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O

OO

.. - + Br CH2

O

OO

CH2 + Br-

O

OO

CH2+ -OH

CH2

O

OO -

+ CH3CH2OH

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Thefinalstepwouldbethedecarboxylationofthecarboxylicacidbywayofheattoproducethedesiredketone.

Dialkylsubstitutionscanalsobemadeviaethylacetoacetate.Forexample,3-ethyl-5-hexen-2-onecanbesynthesizedbywayofthefollowingreactiononcethegrouptobeattachedhasbeenidentified.Inthiscase,thefragmentwithinthesquarecomesfromethylacetoacetate.

+CH2

O

OO -

H3O+

O

OOH

CH2 + H2O

O

OOH

CH2 CH2

O+ C

O

O

C

O

CH3CH

CH2CH CH2

CH2CH3

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O

O

O

HH

+ Na+ -OCH2CH3

O

O

O

..- Na+

+ CH3CH2OH

O

O

O

..- Na+

+ Br

O

O

O

+ Na+ -Br

O

O

O

+

O

O

O

+

NaOCH2CH3

..- CH3CH2OH

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O

O

O

+..- CH3CH2Br

O

O

OCH3CH2

+ Br-

O

O

OCH3CH2

+ -OH

CH3CH2

O

O

O

-+ CH3CH2OH

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3-ethyl-5-hexen-2-oneAsimilartypeofreactionsequencecanalsobeaccomplishedusingβ-ketoesters.

+CH3CH2

O

O

O

- H3O+

O

OH

OCH3CH2

H2O+

O

OH

OCH3CH2

ΔCH3CH2

O

H+ C

O

O

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TheMalonicEsterSynthesisThestructureofdiethylmalonateis

diethylmalonateIfthediethylmalonateisde-esterfied,acidified,anddecarboxylated,theremainingchemicalentityinscribedinasquarewouldbe

Notethatthisfragmentisacarboxylicacid,andcanbepreparedviadiethylmalonate.Thefragmentwithinthesquareresultsfromthereactionofasubstitutionnucleophilicreactionofthesodiumsaltofdiethylmalonatewithanappropriatealkylhalide,followedbyde-esterification,acidification,anddecarboxylation.Thefollowingsequenceofreactionsisanillustrationofusingdiethylmalonatetosynthesizeacarboxylicacidwithanalkylgrouponthealphacarbonatom.

C

H

H

CCOCH2CH3CH3CH2O

OO

C

O

CH

R

HO

H

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O

O

O

O

H H

+ Na+ -OCH2CH3

O

O

O

O

..-

+ HOCH2CH3

Na+

O

O

O

O

..-

+

Na+

BrCH2CH2

O

O

O

O

CH2CH2

+ Na+ -Br

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O

O

O

O

CH2CH2

+ NaOH2

CH2CH2

O

O

O

O

- -Na+ Na+ + CH3CH2OH2

CH2CH2

O

O

O

O

- -Na+ Na+

+ H3O+

HO

O

OH

O

CH2CH2

2

+ H2O2 + Na+2

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Usingdiethylmalonateasastartingmaterial,suggestsynthesesfor5-heptynoicacidand3-ethylpentanoicacid.Diethylmalonatecanbeusedtosynthesizecycliccarboxylicacids.Followingisanexampleofthesynthesisofacycliccarboxylicacidusingdiethylmalonate.Thesolventforthereactionisethanol.

HO

O

OH

O

CH2CH2 +Δ

CH2CH2 C

O

O

OH

O

C

O

CH

HO

H

CH2CH2

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O

O

O

O

H H

+ Na+ -OCH2CH3

O

O

O

O

..-

+ HOCH2CH3

Na+

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MichaelCondensationwithDiethylMalonateSynthesisofδ-ketocarboxylicacidThesynthesisofhexan-5-onoicacid(5-oxohexanoicacid),aδ-ketocarboxylicacid,isanexampleoftheMichaeltypecondensationwithdiethylmalonate.Thedetailsofthissynthesisisoutlinedbythefollowingsetofchemicalequations.TheproductispreparedbywayofaMichaeltypeofcondensationwithdiethylmalonateinethanol.

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+Na+

O

O

O

O

H H

+ Na+ -OCH2CH3

O

O

O

O

..-

+ HOCH2CH3

Na+

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hexan-5-onoicacidor5-oxohexanoicacid aδ-ketocarboxylicacidReactionofEsterswithLithiumDiispropylamide,LDA

Esterenolatescanalsoaddtoaldehydesandketonestoformβ-hydroxyesters

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ReformatskyReaction(revisited)β-HydroxyesterscanbesynthesizedusingtheReformatskyreaction,namedinhonorofSergeyNikolaevichRefortmatsky(1860-1934).TheReformatskyreactioninvolvesthecondensationofaldehydesorketoneswithanalphahaloesterlikeethylbromoacetatetoformβ-hydroxyesters.FollowingisanexampleofabalancedequationfortheReformatskyreaction.

Thefollowingelementarystepscouldrationalizetheformationoftheβ-hydroxyesters.

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(1)

(2)

Acidhydrolysisofthezincsaltwouldyieldtheβ-hydroxyesters

Thereactionworksbetterinazinc-coppercoupleandwithRiekezinc(aninsitupreparationofzincformedbyreducingzinchalideswithpotassium).

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ProblemsCondensationReactionsII

1. Suggestnamesforeachofthefollowing.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

2. SuggestIUPACnamesforthefollowingstructures.

(a) ethylcyclobutanecarboxylate(b) n-propyl3-methylbutyrate(c) 3-ethyl-2-pentanone(d) methyl4-oxo-2-methylpentanoate(e) isopropyl4-hydroxyoentanoate

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3. Suggestsynthesesfor

(a)

(b)

4. Suggestamechanismforthefollowingreaction.

5. Suggestamechanismforthefollowingobservation.

6. Suggestasynthesisfor2-methylcyclopentanonefromadipicacidandanyothernecessaryorganicorinorganicmaterials.

7. Suggestasynthesisfor2-methyl-4-pentenoicacidfromdiethylmalonateandanynecessaryorganicandinorganicmaterials.

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8. AcompoundwiththemolecularformulaofC12H14O3,exhibitsthefollowing1HNMRand13CNMRspectra.

TheinfraredspectrumofC12H14O3exhibitsprominenttransmittancesignalsat1724cm-1;1751cm-1;1250cm-1;and1051cm1.C12H14O3isinsolubleinwater,diluteacid,ordilutebase,anddoesnotreactwithacetylchloride,butitdoesreactwith2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.Also,C12H14O3reactswithhotsodiumhydroxide,followedbyacidhydrolysis,andheattoproduceacolorlessgas,andC9H10O.C9H10O,aneutralcompound,isapaleyellowliquidthatisinsolubleinwater,andgivesanegativeiodoformtest,butreactswith2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.C9H10OreactswithlithiumaluminumhydridefollowedbyhydrolysistoproduceC9H12O.C9H12OreactswithacetylchloridetogiveC11H14O2.FollowingaretheNMRspectrumandpartialmassspectrumofC9H10O.

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Prominentsignalsatm/eequalto105and57arenotshowninthemassspectrumofC9H10O.C9H12OExhibitsastronginfraredtransmittancesignalat3333cm-1,anditdoesnotproduceayellowprecipitatewhentreatedwithsodiumhydroxideiniodine.

(a) SuggeststructuralformulasforC12H14O3,C9H10O,C9H12O,andC11H14O2,

(b) Writeamechanismtoaccountfortheformationofthecolorlessgas.

(c) GiverationalreasonsforthesolubilityobservationsforC12H14O3

(d) WriteanequationforthereactionofC12H14O3with2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.

(e) WriteareactionbetweenC9H12Oandacetylchloride.

(f) WhatistheIUPACnameforC12H14O3?

(g) SuggestasynthesisforC12H14O3

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9. Suggeststructuresconsistentwiththedataprovidedinthefollowingreactions,andsuggestmechanismstoaccountfortheirformations.

(a)

(b)

WhatistheIUPACnameforC5H6O4?

10. C8H12O4,canbesynthesizedfromethylacetoacetateviathefollowingsteps. Step1 Ethylacetoacetate+sodiumethoxide/ethanol Step2 Theproductofstep1reactswithmethylbromidetoform C7H12O3 Step3: Theproductofstep2reactswithsodiumethoxide/ethanol

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Step4 Theproductofstep3reactswithmethylbromidetoproduce C8H14O3 Step5 Theproductofstep4reactswithzincandbromoaceticacid followedbyhydroylsisinanacidicmediumtoformC12H22O5.

TreatingC12H22O5withexcesshydrochloricacidandheat producedC8H12O4.SuggestastructuralformulaforC8H12O4.

11. Therearemanyexamplesofdecarboxylationinbiologicsystems.Forexample,innature,isopentenylpyrophosphate,abiologicalprecursortosqualeneandcholesterol,isformedfrom3-phosphate-5-pyrophosphatemevalonicacidviathefollowingchemicalequation.

Writeamechanismfortheconversionof3-phosphate-5-pyrophosphatemevalonicacidtoisopentenylpyrophosphate,andidentifytheotherproductsproducedinthetransformation.

12. Suggestasynthesisfor6-methyl-5-hepten-2-onefromethyl4-oxopentanoateandanyothernecessaryorganicorinorganicreagents.

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13. Thecarbon-13magneticresonancespectrumandtheprotonmagneticresonancespectrumofanunknowncompoundwiththemolecularformulaofC9H14O6areindicatedbelow.

SuggestastructureforC9H14O6.

14. Suggestasynthesisforyouranswertoproblem13fromanyorganicandinorganicmaterials.

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15. Suggestamechanismtoexplainthefollowingconversion.

16. YotesandAndersonreportedthefollowingtransformationintheJournaloftheAmericanChemicalSociety.

Suggestaseriesofelementarystepsthatcouldaccountforthistransformation.Inyoursuggestedmechanism,usearrowstoshowhowelectronsareflowing.

17.Aperplexedundergraduatesummerresearchstudentwasgivenanassignmentbyhisprofessortomakeethyl3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoate.Hedecidestotreatmethylmagnesiumiodidewithethylacetoacetateinanefforttoobtainethyl3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoate.Everythingappearedtohavegonewell.Thereactionmixturebubbled,andheproceededwithcareandgreatskill.Heisolatedanexcellentyield,butuponspectralanalyseshedeterminedthatethylacetoacetate(thestartingmaterial)wastheonlyproduct.Heimmediatelydiscardedtheproduct,and,intears,rantohisprofessor’soffice.(a)Writeanequationtodemonstratewhatwentwrongwiththisstudent’s

research(don’tforgetthegenerationofbubbles).(b)Suggestamoreacceptablepathwaythatcouldleadtoformationofthe

desiredproduct,ethyl3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoate.

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17. Suggestlaboratorysynthesesforthefollowingcompounds:

(a)

andanyotherorganicandinorganicreagents (b)

Fromdiethylphthalateanddiethylmalonateandanyotherinorganicmaterials.

(c)

fromadipicacidandanyothernecessaryorganicorinorganicmaterials.

19.(a)Suggestasynthesisfor2,7-octanedionefrom1,2-dimethylcyclohexene

andanyothernecessaryorganicandinorganiccompounds(b)When2,7-octanedioneistreatedwithsodiumethoxideandthenacidified,

compoundAisisolated.

CompoundA,methyl(2-methylcyclopentenyl)ketone

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Suggestamechanismthatwouldaccountfortheconversionof2,7-octanedioneintocompoundA.

20.α-Onocerin(I)hasbeensynthesizedinseverallaboratories.Approximatelyfive

decadesago,Storket.alpublishedatwenty-onestepsynthesisforα-onocerin.Fourdecadeslater,E.J.Coreyet.alatHarvardUniversitypublishedafourstepsynthesisforα-onocerinstartingwithatriterpenederivative.

I

Storketal.decidedtouse6-methoxytetrahydroteralone(3,4-dihydro-6-methoxy-1(2H)-naphthalenone),compoundII,astheprecursorforthesynthesisofcompoundI.

II

ThefirstfewstepsintheirlongsynthesisaredesignedtopreparecompoundIII.

III

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Thefollowingreagents(notnecessarilyinreactionsequence)aswellasotherreagents(notmentioned)canbeusedtopreparecompoundIII:(a) 3-buten-2-one(b) B2H6(c) aGrignardreagentSuggestasynthesisofcompoundIIIfromcompoundIIusingthesethreereagentsandanyothernecessaryreagents.OncecompoundIIIisprepared,potassiumtertiary-butoxideandmethyliodidecanbeusedtoconvertcompoundIIItocompoundIV.

IV

SuggestamechanismtoexplainthetransformationofcompoundIIIintocompoundIVinthepresenceofpotassiumt-butoxideandmethyliodide.

21.Suggestasynthesisforp-methoxybenzoicacidfromcyclohexaneandanyother

necessaryorganicandinorganicmaterials.