Chapter 19, Problem 19.43SP

The following drugs are synthesized using the methods in this chapter and in previous chapters. Devise a synthesis for each, starting with any compounds containing no more than six carbon atoms.

1. a. Phenacetin, used with aspirin and caffeine in pain-relief medications.
2. b. Methamphetamine, once considered a safe diet pill, but now known to be addictive and destructive to brain tissue.
3. c. Dopamine, one of the neurotransmitters in the brain. Parkinson’s disease is thought to result from a dopamine deficiency.