CHEM1280 Problem Set 7

(Due on 21 Nov., 2012)

1. Give the major product of each of the following reactions:

2. Which alcohol in each of the following pairs will undergo dehydration more rapidly when
heated with H2SO4?

3. Name each of the following compounds with the IUPAC nomenclature:

4. Draw structures for the following:

a. diisopropyl ether b. sec-butyl isobutyl ether
c. allyl vinyl ether d. benzyl phenyl ether
5. Using the given starting material, any necessary inorganic reagents, and any organic
compounds containing no more than two carbon atoms, indicate how following synthesis
could be carried out. (More than one step may be necessary)

6. Propose a mechanism for the following reaction: