Organic Chemistry III
Professor Carl C. Wamser
Chapter 18 Quiz
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1. (3 points) Including stereoisomers, there are three possible enols of
2,4-pentanedione.
Write structures of all of them and circle the most stable enol.
2. (4 points) Complete each of the following reactions by adding the missing part: either the starting compound, the necessary reagents and conditions, or the final major product. Include stereochemistry if it is specific.
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3. (3 points) The compound shown below is made from a Michael reaction of an enolate anion and an a,b-unsaturated ketone. Show the starting compounds that would be needed and use electron-pushing arrows to show how the key carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction proceeds.
