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O<br />

H H2NNH 2NNH 2<br />

KOH , heat<br />

CH2I2, Zn(Cu)<br />

ether<br />

8. (2 pts) Predict the major product of mono-nitration of the following compound:<br />

O<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

OCH 3<br />

HNO 3<br />

H 2SO 4<br />

9. (4 pts) Suggest one example of each of the following (formulas please!):<br />

A. A Grignard reagent.<br />

CH3CH2MgCl<br />

B. A metal carbonyl.<br />

W(CO)6<br />

10. (4 pts) Using specific structures, suggest an example of each of the following:<br />

A. A Clemmensen reduction.<br />

B. Preparation of a lithium dialkylcuprate.<br />

2<br />

O<br />

Li + CuI<br />

Zn (Hg)<br />

HCl<br />

Δ<br />

ether<br />

O<br />

1) HC CNa , liq. NH3 2) H 3O +<br />

OCH 3<br />

CHCl 3<br />

KOH<br />

NO 2<br />

C. A carbene.<br />

O<br />

:C(OCH3)2<br />

HO<br />

Cl Cl<br />

D. A σ-donor, π-acceptor group.<br />

<strong>–</strong> B(OH)2<br />

CuLi + LiI<br />

11. Suggest a detailed synthetic sequence for the preparation of each of the following molecules, starting from the indicated<br />

compound, and using any other necessary reagents.<br />

A. (5 pts) 2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid, using benzene as a starting material (Assume you can separate o- and pisomers);<br />

Cl<br />

AlCl 3<br />

HNO 3<br />

H 2SO 4<br />

NO 2<br />

Cl 2<br />

FeCl 3<br />

NO 2<br />

Cl<br />

1) KMnO4 water/t-butanol<br />

2) HCl<br />

COOH<br />

Cl<br />

NO 2

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