Essential Organic Chemistry, Global Edition
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 9, Problem 42P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The reason should be explained for why when (S)-2-butanol is heated with sulfuric acid gives racemic mixture.
Concept introduction:
Racemization:
Alcohol is treated with strong acid like sulfuric acid which forms stable carbocation and it can undergo addition reaction to form a racemic mixture.
Carbocation: it is carbon ion that bears a positive charge on it.
Primary carbocation < secondary carbocation < tertiary carbocation
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Ch. 9.1 - Draw the structures of straight-chain alcohols...Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 9.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 9.2 - Why are NH3 and CH3NH2 no longer nucleophiles when...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 5PCh. 9.2 - The observed relative reactivities of primary,...Ch. 9.4 - Which of the following alcohols would dehydrate...Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 10PCh. 9.4 - Prob. 11PCh. 9.4 - Prob. 12P
Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 13PCh. 9.5 - What product will be obtained from the reaction of...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 15PCh. 9.6 - a. What is each ethers systematic name? 1....Ch. 9.8 - Draw the structure of the following: a....Ch. 9.8 - Prob. 20PCh. 9.8 - Would you expect the reactivity of a five-membered...Ch. 9.9 - Explain why the two arene oxides in Problem 22...Ch. 9.9 - Which compound is more likely to be...Ch. 9.11 - The following three nitrogen mustards were studied...Ch. 9 - What are the common and systematic names of the...Ch. 9 - Prob. 28PCh. 9 - Prob. 29PCh. 9 - Prob. 30PCh. 9 - Prob. 31PCh. 9 - What is the major product obtained from the...Ch. 9 - Draw structures for the following: a....Ch. 9 - Prob. 34PCh. 9 - Prob. 35PCh. 9 - Prob. 36PCh. 9 - Prob. 37PCh. 9 - Ethylene oxide reacts readily with HO.because of...Ch. 9 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...Ch. 9 - Which of the following ethers would be obtained in...Ch. 9 - Show how each of the following syntheses could be...Ch. 9 - Prob. 42PCh. 9 - Prob. 43PCh. 9 - Prob. 44PCh. 9 - Propose a mechanism for each of the following...Ch. 9 - a. Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:...Ch. 9 - Three arene oxides can be obtained from...Ch. 9 - Prob. 48PCh. 9 - The following reaction takes place several times...Ch. 9 - Show how each of the following compounds could be...Ch. 9 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 9 - Propose a mechanism for the following reaction:Ch. 9 - What alkenes would you expect to be obtained from...Ch. 9 - Triethylenemelamine (TEM) is an antitumor agent....Ch. 9 - When a diol that has OH groups on adjacent carbons...Ch. 9 - What product is obtained when...Ch. 9 - Prob. 58P
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