Alec wanted to prepare to diene B to use in a subsequent Diels-Alder reaction. He thought he could prepare it via the reaction shown below. However, treatment of the diol (A) with acid yield either ketone (C) as the major product. H,SO, Но. Heat Ph Ph OH A B C a. Give a detail account of how you would determine whether product of the reaction was B or C. Assume that the only method available to you is FT-IR. You must give values for all features of all spectra. b. Provide a detail mechanism as to how compound B and Care formed under the reaction conditions. .
Reactions of Ethers
Ethers (R-O-R’) are compounds formed by replacing hydrogen atoms of an alcohol (R-OH compound) or a phenol (C6H5OH) by an aryl/ acyl group (functional group after removing single hydrogen from an aromatic ring). In this section, reaction, preparation and behavior of ethers are discussed in the context of organic chemistry.
Epoxides
Epoxides are a special class of cyclic ethers which are an important functional group in organic chemistry and generate reactive centers due to their unusual high reactivity. Due to their high reactivity, epoxides are considered to be toxic and mutagenic.
Williamson Ether Synthesis
An organic reaction in which an organohalide and a deprotonated alcohol forms ether is known as Williamson ether synthesis. Alexander Williamson developed the Williamson ether synthesis in 1850. The formation of ether in this synthesis is an SN2 reaction.
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