Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321971371
Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5.7, Problem 5.12P

When optically pure (R)-2-bromobutane is heated with water, butan-2-ol is the product The reaction forms twice as much (S)-butan-2-ol as (R)-butan-2-ol Calculate the e. e. and the specific rotation expected for the product.

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6. When optically pure (R)-2-bromobutane is heated with water, butan-2-ol (CH3CHOHCH2CH3) is the product. The reaction forms twice as much (S)-butan-2-ol as (R)-butan-2-ol. Calculate the ee and the specific rotation expected for the product.
22. What is the appropriate IUPAC name for compound shown? a) (1S,2R)-1-bromo-1-chloro-3-methylbutan-2-ol d) (15,2S)-1-bromo-1-chloro-3-methylbutan-2-ol b) (1R,2R)-1-bromo-1-chloro-3-methylbutan-2-ol e) (1R,2S)-1-bromo-1-chloro-3-methylbutan-2-ol c) None of above 23. Identify the relationship between the following structures. a) diastereomers e) constitutional isomers 24. HO H b) enantiomers CH₂ Br HO НО.Ж.Н H H CI H CI (a) (1R,3R)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (b) (1R,3S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane CI c) the same compound H3C. OH H₂C compound A (i) Which one of the following is a diastereoisomer of compound A? (a) (1R,3R)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (b) (1R,3S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (ii) Which one of the following is an enantiomer of compound A? d) different compounds (c) (1S,3S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (d) (1R,4S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (c) (1S,3S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane (d) (1R,4S)-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclohexane
Consider the reaction below: D D Br2 The final product of this reaction has [Select] form a total of [Select] stereocenter(s), and stereoisomer(s).
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