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School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
H3 Organic Synthesis and Mechanism - Tut
Reaction Mechanism
1) Fill in the curved arrows or the missing products for the following one-step
reactions:
0,CH, CO,CH,
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School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
2) Draw as many resonance structure as possible for the following
compounds:
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3) Compound A is converted to compound G and the energy diagram is as
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Reaction progress
Which are the intermediates and which are the transition states?
How many steps are there in the reaction mechanism? (7 )
Is the reaction exergonic or endergonic?
How would the rate of reaction be affected if A is made less stable
without atfecing th ener of the rest of the intermediates and
product? in @te)
e) How would 7 be affected iA is made more stable without affecting
the energy of the rest of the intermediates and product?
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