Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321971371
Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21.6, Problem 21.12P
When ethyl 4-hydroxybutyrate is heated in the presence of a trace of a basic catalyst (sodium acetate), one of the products is a lactone. Propose a mechanism for formation of this lactone.
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Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
Ch. 21.2F - Name the following carboxylic acid derivatives,...Ch. 21.4A - Prob. 21.2PCh. 21.4A - Prob. 21.3PCh. 21.4A - Prob. 21.4PCh. 21.5C - Prob. 21.7PCh. 21.6 - When ethyl 4-hydroxybutyrate is heated in the...Ch. 21.6 - Propose a mechanism for the following ring-opening...Ch. 21.6 - Prob. 21.15PCh. 21.7B - Prob. 21.16PCh. 21.7C - Prob. 21.19P
Ch. 21.7C - Prob. 21.20PCh. 21.7C - Prob. 21.21PCh. 21.7D - Prob. 21.22PCh. 21.7D - The mechanism for acidic hydrolysis of a nitrile...Ch. 21.8A - Prob. 21.24PCh. 21.8C - Prob. 21.25PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.26PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.27PCh. 21.9 - Prob. 21.28PCh. 21.10 - Draw a mechanism for the acylation of anisole by...Ch. 21.10 - Prob. 21.30PCh. 21.11 - Prob. 21.31PCh. 21.11 - Prob. 21.32PCh. 21.12 - Problem 21-33 Propose a mechanism for the...Ch. 21.12 - Suggest the most appropriate reagent for each...Ch. 21.12 - Show how you would synthesize each compound,...Ch. 21.13 - Prob. 21.36PCh. 21.13 - Prob. 21.37PCh. 21.14 - Prob. 21.38PCh. 21.14 - Prob. 21.39PCh. 21.16 - Prob. 21.40PCh. 21.16 - Prob. 21.41PCh. 21 - Prob. 21.42SPCh. 21 - Give appropriate names for the following...Ch. 21 - Predict the major products formed when benzoyl...Ch. 21 - Predict the products of the following reactions....Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.46SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.47SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.48SPCh. 21 - Propose mechanisms for the following reactions.Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.51SPCh. 21 - An ether extraction of nutmeg gives large...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.53SPCh. 21 - Show how you would accomplish the following...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.55SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.56SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.57SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.58SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.59SPCh. 21 - Explain this curious result. What does this...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.61SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.62SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.63SPCh. 21 - A chemist was called to an abandoned aspirin...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.67SPCh. 21 - The IR spectrum, 13ONTVTR spectrum, and 1HNMR...Ch. 21 - Prob. 21.69SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.70SPCh. 21 - Prob. 21.71SP
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