ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.47P
Explain why metal hydride reduction gives an endo alcohol as the major product in one reaction and an exo alcohol as the major product in the other reaction.
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.11PCh. 20 - Problem 20.12 Draw the products formed from ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.13PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.14PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.15PCh. 20 - Problem-20.16 Review the oxidation reactions using...Ch. 20 - Problem-20.17 Write the step(s) needed to convert ...Ch. 20 - Problem-20.18 Oct-1-yne reacts rapidly with ,...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.19PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.20PCh. 20 - Problem 20.21 Draw the product of each reaction.
...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.22 Draw the products (including...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.23 What Grignard reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.24 Linalool (the Chapter 9 opening...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.25 What Grignard reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.26PCh. 20 - Draw the products formed when each compound is...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.28 What ester and Grignard reagent are...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.29PCh. 20 - Problem 20.30 What reagent is needed to convert ...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.31PCh. 20 - What carboxylic acid formed from each alkyl halide...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.33PCh. 20 - Problem 20.34 Draw the product when each compound...Ch. 20 - Problem 20.35 Synthesize each compound from...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.36PCh. 20 - 20.37 Devise a synthesis of each alcohol from...Ch. 20 - 20.38 Draw the products formed when pentanal is...Ch. 20 - 20.39 Draw the product formed when is treated...Ch. 20 - The stereochemistry of the products of reduction...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.41PCh. 20 - 20.42 Draw the products or each reduction...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.43PCh. 20 - 20.44 Draw all stereoisomers formed in each...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.45PCh. 20 - 20.46 Treatment of ketone A with ethynylithium...Ch. 20 - 20.47 Explain why metal hydride reduction gives an...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.48PCh. 20 - 20.49 Identify the lettered compounds in the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.50PCh. 20 - 20.51 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - 20.52 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.53PCh. 20 - 20.54 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.55PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.56PCh. 20 - 20.57 What ester and Grignard reagent are needed...Ch. 20 - 20.58 What organolithium reagent and carbonyl...Ch. 20 - 20.59 What epoxide and organometallic reagent are...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.60PCh. 20 - 20.61 Propose two different methods to synthesize...Ch. 20 - 20.62 Synthesize each compound from cyclohexanol...Ch. 20 - 20.63 Convert propan-2-ol into each compound....Ch. 20 - 20.64 Convert benzene into each compound. You may...Ch. 20 - 20.65 Design a synthesis of each compound from...Ch. 20 - 20.66 Synthesize each compound from the given...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.67PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.68PCh. 20 - 20.69 An unknown compound A (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.70 Treatment of compound C (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.71 Treatment of compound E (molecular formula )...Ch. 20 - 20.72 Reaction of butanenitrile () with methyl...Ch. 20 - 20.73 Treatment of isobutene with forms a...Ch. 20 - 20.74 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.75PCh. 20 - 20.76 Lithium tri-sec-butylborohydride, also known...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.77PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.78PCh. 20 - Prob. 20.79PCh. 20 - 20.80 Draw a stepwise mechanism for the following...Ch. 20 - Prob. 20.81P
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