Organic Chemistry III
	Professor Carl C. Wamser
	Homework 23 & 24	Chem 336 - Spring 2005

Carey, pages 988 - 992 :

Problems 23.10 - 15, 18, 20

Carey, pages 1019 - 1023 :

Problems 24.11 - 18

1. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) has been used as a wood preservative, but has the problem of generating polycyclic compounds (commonly called dioxins) that are toxic. Write a mechanism for the reaction below.