

Problem 50
How would you synthesize the cyanohydrin shown?
Problem 53b
Predict the product of the following reaction sequences.
(b)
Problem 54
Beginning with an amide, two different pathways produce the same compound. Predict the product of these two pathways.
Problem 55a
Give the nitrile and organometallic reagent you would use to make the following ketones. There are two possible answers for both.
(a)
Problem 55b
Give the nitrile and organometallic reagent you would use to make the following ketones. There are two possible answers for both.
(b)
Problem 59a
Predict the product of the following reaction sequences.
(a)
Problem 59b
Predict the product of the following reaction sequences.
(b)
Problem 60
Reduction of two different carboxylic acid derivatives with LiAlH₄ would give the amine shown. Identify these carboxylic acid derivatives.
Problem 69
On a day in which the laboratory air conditioning stopped working, a chemist hypothesized that the atmosphere would provide enough ambient heat to drive the nitrile hydrolysis reaction to the carboxylic acid. Based on the IR of the resulting product, was this hypothesis correct?
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