Textbook: Solomons 10th Ed. (2009)

Chapter 19: Condensation and Conjugate Addition Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds

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Individual Problems

Problem # 743
 

Enolates are nucleophiles and react with a variety of electrophiles.

Carbonyls are electrophiles. But aldehydes/ketones and  esters/acid chlorides often form different products.

 

Use curved arrows to draw a mechanism for each reaction below. How do the two products differ?

Problem # 749
 

Show how to prepare each compound below from propanal. I've marked the "cuts" for you.

Problem # 746
 

Show what combination of aldehyde, ketone, and/or ester can prepare each compound below. Every compound is a Claisen or aldol product.

Problem # 747
 

Show a combination of enolate (nucleophile) and electrophile that can produce each compound below.

Remember that all enolates come from carbonyls.

Problem # 750

Let's work through a Robinson annulation.

Work backwords to determine the starting materials needed to produce each intermediate below, then show a mechanism for the overall reaction.