Questions from Organic Chemistry

Q: Identify reagents that you would use to prepare each of the following

Identify reagents that you would use to prepare each of the following compounds via a Wittig reaction:

Q: As with aldehydes and ketones, the α position of esters can

As with aldehydes and ketones, the α position of esters can also be deprotonated. The enolate of ethyl diethoxyacetate was prepared in a synthesis of leustroducsin B, a natural product t...

Q: Identify reagents that can be used to prepare the following compound via

Identify reagents that can be used to prepare the following compound via a Robinson annulation:

Q: Predict the major product of each reaction below: /

Predict the major product of each reaction below:

Q: Propose an efficient synthesis for each of the following transformations:

Propose an efficient synthesis for each of the following transformations:

Q: The anti-tumor compound maytansine was originally isolated from the Ethiopian

The anti-tumor compound maytansine was originally isolated from the Ethiopian shrub Maytenus serrata. Development of a multistep synthesis of maytansine involved compound 1 as a key precursor. Propose...

Q: Compound A has the molecular formula C10H10O and exhibits a strong signal

Compound A has the molecular formula C10H10O and exhibits a strong signal at 1720 cm−1 in its IR spectrum. Treatment with 1,2-ethanedithiol followed by Raney nickel affords the produ...

Q: Provide a systematic (IUPAC) name for each of the following

Provide a systematic (IUPAC) name for each of the following compounds:

Q: Draw the structure for each compound below: a. Propanedial

Draw the structure for each compound below: a. Propanedial b. 4-Phenylbutanal c. (S)-3-Phenylbutanal d. 3,3,5,5-Tetramethyl-4-heptanone e. (R)-3-Hydroxypentanal f. meta-Hydroxyacetophenone g. 2...

Q: Provide a systematic (IUPAC) name for the compound below.

Provide a systematic (IUPAC) name for the compound below. Be careful: This compound has two chiral centers (can you find them?).