Chem 336 - Spring 2002
Organic Chemistry III
Dr. Carl C. Wamser
1. (2 pts) Give a complete name for the following:
(S)-2-chloro-5-oxo-5-phenylpentanoyl chloride
2. (4 pts) Complete the following reactions by adding the missing part: either the starting compound, the necessary reagents and conditions, or the expected major product.
a) 
b) 
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3. (2 pts) Write a complete mechanism for the base-catalyzed
conversion of acetamide to ethyl acetate using sodium ethoxide
in ethanol. Show all steps, all resonance forms for any intermediates
involved, and electron-pushing arrows.
