General Chemistry Principles and Modern Applications 11th. Edition by Carey Bissonnette, F. Geoffrey Herring, Jeffry D. Madura, Ralph H. Petrucci | 9780132931281 | 0132931281 | Holooly

General Chemistry

General Chemistry Principles and Modern Applications

306 SOLVED PROBLEMS

Question: 27.IE

The female of a species of worm produces the sex attractant spodoptol, which has the following structure. Spodoptol is a pheromone that attracts the male worms of the species. Synthetic spodoptol in traps can be used to control the population of worms. Devise a synthesis of spodoptol starting from ...

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Analyze In designing the synthesis, we break down ...

Question: 27.7

Predicting the Products of an Aromatic Substitution Reaction. Predict the products of the mononitration of ...

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Analyze The groups are different, and so the o-, p...

Question: 27.4

Predicting Whether a Substitution Reaction Proceeds by an SN1 or SN2 Mechanism. Does the substitution reaction below follow an SN1 or an SN2 mechanism? What are the products? Write the steps of the mechanism and use arrows to show the movement of electrons. ...

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Analyze The haloalkane is a 2° haloalkane. Seconda...

Question: 27.6

Predicting the Products of a Reaction Involving an Alcohol. Predict the products of the following reactions. If appropriate, suggest a mechanism by which the reaction occurs by using arrows to show the movement of electrons. (a) propan-1-ol + sodium hydroxide → (b) (R)-2-bromo-3-methylbutane ...

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Analyze First, we write condensed structural formu...

Question: 27.5

Predicting SN2, E2, SN1, and E1 Reactions. For each of the following reactions, predict the products and the mechanisms by which the products are formed. (a) CH3CH2CH2CH2Br + (CH3)3C—O^−Na^+ → (b) CH3CHCH3 + CH3CO^−Na^+ → CH3CH2CHCH2CH3 → (c) CH3CH2CHCH2CH3 → ...

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Analyze We follow the six-step approach outlined a...

Question: 27.2

Identifying Electrophiles, Nucleophiles, Leaving Groups, Acids, and Bases. It is important to be able to distinguish when an electron pair donor in a reaction is acting as a base or as a nucleophile. The following reactions are elementary reactions. In each case, determine whether the electron pair ...

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Analyze First, we put lone pairs on the atoms, and...

Question: 27.3

Recognizing SN1 and SN2 Reactions and Predicting the Products. Consider the following combinations of reactants. In each case, predict whether a substitution reaction will occur. If so, identify the products and suggest the likely mechanism. (a) CN^− + CH3CH2CH2Cl → (b) Br^− + CH3CH2OH → ...

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Analyze To decide whether a reaction of this type ...

Question: 27.1

Identifying Types of Organic Reactions. State whether each of the following reactions is a substitution, an addition, an elimination, or a rearrangement reaction. (In the equations below, H^+ and Pd are catalysts.) (a) (CH3)2CHCONa + CH3Br → (CH3)2CHCOCH3 + NaBr (b) H3C → CH3 ...

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Analyze In a substitution reaction, an atom or a g...

Question: 25.5

Calculating the Energy of a Nuclear Reaction with the Mass–Energy Relationship. What is the energy, in joules and in megaelectronvolts, associated with the α decay of ^238U? ^23892U → ^23490Th + ^42He The nuclidic (atomic) masses in atomic mass units (u) are from Table D.5 in Appendix D: ...

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Analyze The key concept here is the fact that, dur...

Question: 26.IE

An acyclic organic compound with the formula C6H12O is found to be optically active, does not decolorize Br2 (in CCl4), and does not undergo reaction when treated with a mixture of Na2Cr2O7 and H2SO4. However, a reaction does occur when the compound is treated with NaBH4. Identify a compound having ...

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Analyze There is only one oxygen atom per molecule...

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