Chapter 23q: Practice Quiz
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Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)
Determine which enolate will form and label it as the kinetic or thermodynamic enolate.
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This is the thermodynamic enolate. Higher temperatures and reversible conditions lead to the more stable enolate.
Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)
Determine which enolate will form and label it as the kinetic or thermodynamic enolate.
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This is the kinetic enolate. Lower temperatures and strong hindered bases lead to the less substituted enolate.
Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)
Draw a reasonable mechanism for formation of the enolate, followed by reaction with bromoethane
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Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)
Draw a reasonable mechanism for formation of the enolate, followed by reaction with bromoethane
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Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)
Write out a reasonable synthesis for the following transformation
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Contributors
- Layne Morsch (University of Illinois Springfield)