EBK ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Chapter 19.5, Problem 8P
When pyrrole is added to a dilute solution of D2SO4 in D2O,2-deuteriopyrrole is formed. Propose a mechanism to account for the formation of this compound.
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EBK ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Ch. 19.1 - Name the following:Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 3PCh. 19.2 - Prob. 4PCh. 19.3 - Draw the product of each of the following...Ch. 19.5 - Prob. 6PCh. 19.5 - Explain why cyclopentadiene (pKa = 15) is more...Ch. 19.5 - When pyrrole is added to a dilute solution of...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 10PCh. 19.6 - How to the mechanisms of the following reactions...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 12P
Ch. 19.6 - Rank the following compounds from easiest to...Ch. 19.7 - Prob. 14PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 15PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 16PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 17PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 18PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 19PCh. 19.7 - Prob. 20PCh. 19 - Name the following:Ch. 19 - Prob. 22PCh. 19 - Rank the following compounds from strongest acid...Ch. 19 - Which of the following compounds is easier to...Ch. 19 - Rank the following compounds from most reactive to...Ch. 19 - One of the following compounds undergoes...Ch. 19 - Benzene undergoes electrophilic aromatic...Ch. 19 - Pyrrole reacts with excess...Ch. 19 - The dipole moments of furan and tetrahydrofuran...Ch. 19 - Name the following:Ch. 19 - Prob. 31PCh. 19 - Prob. 32PCh. 19 - a. Draw resonance contributors to show why...Ch. 19 - The chemical shifts of the C-2 hydrogen in the...Ch. 19 - Explain why protonating aniline has a dramatic...Ch. 19 - Prob. 36PCh. 19 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 19 - Prob. 38PCh. 19 - Propose a mechanism for the following reactions:Ch. 19 - Prob. 40PCh. 19 - Prob. 41PCh. 19 - Prob. 42PCh. 19 - Organic chemists work with tetraphenylporphyrins...Ch. 19 - Show how the following compounds can be prepared...
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