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Organic
Chemistry III
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Professor
Carl C. Wamser
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Chapter
21 Homework
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Carey, pages 937 - 941
Problems 21.12 - 28
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.
