COOEt COOEt Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 COOEt COOEt COOH Step 6 OH Step 4 Step 7 (racemic) cyclizes under conditions (8) OTS Step 5 Step 8 ОН OH (racemic) Frontalin (racemic) Shown above are the steps in one of the several published syntheses of Frontalin, a pheromone of the western pine beetle. From the choices provided, show the reagents and conditions by which step 3 of this synthesis might be accomplished. List the reagent(s) in order that will accomplish this transformation. No more than 4 steps are required. List your answer as a single letter (single-step transformation) or a series of letters (multi-step transformation) with no commas separating them. For example, "ab" corresponds to: 1. Eto Na+ 2. NaOH, H₂O NOTE: The order in which you list your letters matters! Reagents: a. Eto Na* g. NaCN b. NaOH, H₂O h. SOCI₂ c. H3O+, heat i. (CH3)2CuLi, ether, -78°C d. LiAlH4 j. H₂O e. p-TsCI, pyridine k. RCO3H f. Br I. H3O+ 1,024
COOEt COOEt Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 COOEt COOEt COOH Step 6 OH Step 4 Step 7 (racemic) cyclizes under conditions (8) OTS Step 5 Step 8 ОН OH (racemic) Frontalin (racemic) Shown above are the steps in one of the several published syntheses of Frontalin, a pheromone of the western pine beetle. From the choices provided, show the reagents and conditions by which step 3 of this synthesis might be accomplished. List the reagent(s) in order that will accomplish this transformation. No more than 4 steps are required. List your answer as a single letter (single-step transformation) or a series of letters (multi-step transformation) with no commas separating them. For example, "ab" corresponds to: 1. Eto Na+ 2. NaOH, H₂O NOTE: The order in which you list your letters matters! Reagents: a. Eto Na* g. NaCN b. NaOH, H₂O h. SOCI₂ c. H3O+, heat i. (CH3)2CuLi, ether, -78°C d. LiAlH4 j. H₂O e. p-TsCI, pyridine k. RCO3H f. Br I. H3O+ 1,024
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Transcribed Image Text:COOEt
COOEt
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
COOEt
COOEt
COOH
Step 6
OH
Step 4
Step 7
(racemic)
cyclizes under
conditions (8)
OTS
Step 5
Step 8
ОН
OH
(racemic)
Frontalin
(racemic)
Shown above are the steps in one of the several published syntheses of Frontalin, a pheromone of the western pine beetle. From the choices provided, show
the reagents and conditions by which step 3 of this synthesis might be accomplished.
List the reagent(s) in order that will accomplish this transformation. No more than 4 steps are required. List your answer as a single letter (single-step
transformation) or a series of letters (multi-step transformation) with no commas separating them.
For example, "ab" corresponds to:
1. Eto Na+
2. NaOH, H₂O
NOTE: The order in which you list your letters matters!
Reagents:
a. Eto Na*
g. NaCN
b. NaOH, H₂O
h. SOCI₂
c. H3O+, heat
i. (CH3)2CuLi, ether, -78°C
d. LiAlH4
j. H₂O
e. p-TsCI, pyridine
k. RCO3H
f.
Br
I. H3O+
1,024
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