Mid Examination of
Mid Examination of
2. Give the structures and acceptable names for the compounds that would be formed when
1-pentanol is treated with each of the following reagents:
a. Phosphorus tribromide (PBr3) c. Sodium hydride (NaH)
b. Thionyl chloride (SOCl2) d. HBr (conc.), reflux.
3. Write structural formulas for the products that form when 2-methyl-2-butene reacts with
each of the following reagents:
a. HCl c. dilute H2SO4, warm d. Cold concentrated H2SO4
b. Cold concentrated H2SO4, then H2O and heat
4. Starting with the appropriate sulfonic acid and PCl5, or with the appropriate sulfonyl
chloride, show how you would prepare:
a. ethyl p-toluenesulfonate
b. tert-butyl methanesulfonate
5. Starting with ethyne and using retrosynthetic analysis, out line a synthesis of 1-pentyne.
2. a. Starting of aniline and assuming that you have 2-aminothiazole available, show how
you would synthesize sulfathiazole.
c. How would you convert sulfathiazole to succinylsulfathiazole?
O O
NH2 NHCCH2CH2COH
3. With 1-propanol as your only organic starting compound, out line a synthesis of 4-
heptanone.
4. Show how each of the following products could be synthesized from butanal:
a. 2-ethyl-2-hexen-1-ol b. 2-ethyl hexanal
D (C7H12O2)