Organic Chemistry II
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chem 335 - Winter Term	Quiz 18

1.  (2 points)  Give a complete name for the following:

(S)-2-methyl-3-oxopentanedioic acid

2.  (1 points)  Write MOST and LEAST under the most and least acidic compound below.

3.  (2 points)  Complete the following acid-base reaction, and predict whether the equilibrium will be favored to the right or to the left.

4.  (2 points)  Show a synthesis of phenylacetic acid starting from benzene, methyl iodide, and CO2 as the components from which you synthesize the final product.

5.  (4 points)  Write a complete mechanism for the Fischer esterification of acetic acid with ethanol using acid catalysis.  Show all steps and all resonance forms for any intermediates.