This Study Resource Was: Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
This Study Resource Was: Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
This Study Resource Was: Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
CH 105:Organic Chemistry
End-Semester Examination
Marks: 25 Time: 2 hours September 13, 2017
All answers must be written using blue/blackpen. Answers written with pencil will not be corrected.
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3. Identify the structure of the productofthe following reaction. Explain its formation with the help of
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arrow-pushing mechanism. (3 marks)
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4. Provide an arrow-pushing mechanism for the formation of the product in the following reaction.
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5. In the following reaction: A. Write the conformation of the starting compound. B. Identify the orbital
interactions involved for ‘*’arrow. C. Identify the stereochemistry and the structure of the major product.
(3 marks)
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6. Assign the absolute configurations (R/S) for the following molecules. (2 marks)
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7. Write the most stable conformations of the following molecules. Identify and pictorially show the
symmetry elements present inthatconformer. (4 marks)
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8. Which of the following bromides will give more stable ionized form in a polar medium such as acetic
acid? (1 mark)
9. Which of the following ketones will have higher dipole moment? (1 mark)
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10. Based on the analysis of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied
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molecular orbital (LUMO) (show picture), identify whether following reaction will take place. Your
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answer should be based on the orbital interactions. (3 marks)
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11. Match the structures in Column P with the ‘A values’ in Column Q. (2 marks)
Column P Column Q (kcal/mol)
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