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Chapter 18, Problem 18.31P
What steps are needed to convert benzene into p-isobutylacetophenone, a synthetic intermediate used in the synthesis of the anti-inflammatory agent ibuprofen.
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Chapter 18 Solutions
Organic Chemistry
Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.1PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.2PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.3PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.4PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.5PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.6PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.7PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.8PCh. 18 - Problem 18.9 Draw the product of each reaction
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Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.11PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.12PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.13PCh. 18 - Problem 18.14 Draw all resonance structures for...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.15 Classify each substituent as...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.16PCh. 18 - Problem 18.17 Label each compound as more or less...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.18 Rank the following compounds in...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.19PCh. 18 - Problem 18.20 Draw the products of each...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.21PCh. 18 - Problem 18.22 Draw the products formed when each...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.23 Devise a synthesis of each compound...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.24 Draw the products of each...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.25 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.26 Draw the products of each...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.27PCh. 18 - Prob. 18.28PCh. 18 - Problem 18.29 How could you use ethylbenzene to...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.30PCh. 18 - Problem 18.31 What steps are needed to convert...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.32 Synthesize each compound from...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.33 Synthesize each compound from...Ch. 18 - Prob. 18.34PCh. 18 - 18.35 What is the major product formed by an...Ch. 18 - 18.36 Draw the products formed when phenol is...Ch. 18 - Problem 18.37 Draw the products formed when each...Ch. 18 - 18.38 Draw the products of each reaction.
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