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Fall 2014 Exam 3

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Chemistry 2210 – Fall 2014

Exam 3
Name________________________________________________________

Instructions: There is no penalty for guessing (attempt all problems). For all problems there is no
partial credit, every bond must have the proper regiochemistry and stereochemistry
where needed. The exam is due by the end of class on November 20. No late
submissions will be accepted.
Problems:
1) Explain why : NF 3 is a weaker base than : NH3. 1)

2) 2-Propanol is shown below. Draw the structure of its conjugate base. 2)

(CH3)2CHOH

3) How many asymmetric centers are present in the compound below? 3)

4) Provide the structure of (R)-4-octanol. Be careful to indicate proper stereochemistry. 4)

5) Provide a careful structure for (2R,3S)-2,3-dibromohexane. 5)

6) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: 6)
enantiomers, diastereomers, or the same compound?

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7) Which of the following terms best describes the pair of compounds shown: 7)
enantiomers, diastereomers, or the same compound?

8) Draw the structure of any diastereomer of (2R,3S)-dichloropentane. Take particular care 8)


to indicate three-dimensional stereochemistry detail properly.

9) Is the molecule shown chiral? Is it a meso compound? 9)

10) Is the molecule shown chiral? Is it a meso compound? 10)

11) Assign an R or S configurational label to each asymmetric center in the molecule below. 11)

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12) Draw an acceptable structure for 3-sec-butyl-1-heptyne. 12)

13) Provide the systematic name of the compound shown. 13)

14) Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction. 14)

15) Provide the major organic product in the reaction below. 15)

16) Provide the major organic product in the reaction below. 16)

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17) Provide the major organic product in the reaction below. 17)

18) Provide the structure of the major organic produt that results when 2-butyne is treated 18)
with 2 equivalents of HCl.

19) Provide the structure of the major organic produt that results when 2-butyne is treated 19)
with HgSO4/H2SO4 in water

20) Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction. 20)

21) Provide the major organic product in the reaction below. 21)

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22) Provide the major organic product in the reaction below. 22)

23) Complete the following reaction. 23)

Na, NH3
3-hexyne

24) Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction. 24)

25) Provide the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction. 25)

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26) Complete the following tree of reactions by giving the major products. 26)

27) Provide the sequence of reagents that are needed to accomplish the multistep synthesis 27)
below.

28) Provide the sequence of reagents that are needed to accomplish the multistep synthesis 28)
below.

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29) Draw two other resonance contributors for the following compound: 29)

30) Draw the important resonance contributing forms for the structure shown below. 30)

31) Draw the structure of the major product which results when the diene shown is treated 31)
with HBr at 40°C.

32) Draw the structure of the major product which results when the diene shown is treated 32)
with HBr at -80°C.

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33) Provide the major organic product. 33)

34) Provide the major organic product. 34)

35) Draw (Z)-1,3-hexadiene in its s-trans conformation. 35)

36) What is the product of the following Diels-Alder reaction? 36)

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37) What diene and what dieneophile could be used to prepare the following? 37)

38) Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction. 38)

39) Provide the structure of the major organic product in the following reaction. 39)

40) Draw the s-trans conformation of (2E,4Z)-4-methyl-2,4,-heptadiene. 40)

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Mechanism and Synthesis:
1) Provide a detailed, stepwise mechanism for the reaction below. 1)
(CH3)2CHCH2CH2CH2I + CN- → (CH3)2CHCH2CH2CH2CN + I-

2) Describe a sequence of reactions by which the compound shown below can be straightforwardly prepared
from acetylene. You need to only state the reagents in the proper order.

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