Chem 336 - Spring 2002
Organic Chemistry III
Dr. Carl C. Wamser
Carey, pages 853 - 857:
Problems 21.15 - 21.31
1. Condensation reactions seem to have developed more "name" reactions than most other areas of organic chemistry. For each reaction below, identify the alpha-nucleophile and the carbonyl group that would have been involved.
a) Perkin condensation
b) Knoevenagel condensation
c) Dieckmann condensation
2. Write a complete mechanism for a mixed Claisen condensation between ethyl acetate and ethyl benzoate, using sodium ethoxide as the base.