Organic
Chemistry III
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Professor Carl C. Wamser |
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Homework 21 Answers |
Chem 336 - Spring 2005 |
Carey, pages 908 - 912
Problems 21.15 - 25 , 28 - 29
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.