14.13: Additional Exercises

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Industrial Synthesis of Ethers using Bimolecular Condensation

15-1 Give the final product of the following reaction.

15-2 Draw the mechanism for the reaction in the previous problem, 15-1.

Synthesis of Ethers by Alkoxymercuration-Demercuration

15-3 Predict the product of the following reaction and give its correct IUPAC nomenclature.

15-4 Propose a route of synthesis (that includes an alkoxymercuration-demercuration reaction) for the following ether starting with a carbon molecule containing no more than 3 carbons.

15-5 Predict the products of the following reactions.

15-6 Give the final product for the following reaction.

Cleavage of Ethers

15-7 Choose the correct IUPAC name for the product of the following reaction.

a) Butan-1-ol

b) 1-iodobutane

c) 1,4-diiodobutane

d) 2-iodooxolane

Synthesis of Epoxides

15-8 Choose the correct IUPAC nomenclature of the product of the following reaction and provide its structure.

a) 2,2-dimethyl-3-(propan-2-yl)oxirane

b) 2,4-dimethylpentan-2-ol

c) 2,4-dimethylpent-2-en-3-ol

d) 2-methyl-2-(2-methylpropyl)oxirane

15-9 Predict the products of the following reactions.

15-10 Predict the product of the following reaction. Be sure to include proper stereochemistry.

Reactions of Epoxides

15-11 Provide the structure of the product of the following reaction. Be sure to include proper stereochemistry.

15-12 Predict the product of the following reaction.

15-13 Suggest the structure of the starting brominated molecule that was used in the following reaction to make the final product.

15-14 Provide the final products of the following reactions.

15-15 Provide the final product of the following reaction.

15-16 Choose the correct product of the following reaction.

15-17 Suggest a route of synthesis (that includes an epoxide intermediate) for the following compound, starting with ethane and using any other necessary reagents.