Chem 335 - Winter 2002
Organic Chemistry II
Dr. Carl C. Wamser
Terminology:
ether, thioether, sulfide, disulfide, sulfoxide, sulfone
epoxide, oxirane
alkoxy, alkylthio groups
crown ether
recognize the differences in reactivity between ethers and sulfides
identify reaction products from the various reactions that involve ethers as reactants or products
select appropriate reactants for a Williamson synthesis
write an appropriate mechanism for the various reactions that involve ethers as reactants or products
in particular, write epoxide ring-opening mechanisms using acid ctaalysis or direct nucleophilic attack
devise an appropriate synthetic sequence to create a target compound