UH ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Brief Summary
Introduction
Common use: Solvents
Complexes: Grignard, Hydroboration, & 18-crown-6
Nomenclature
Ether & Epoxides
Common name
IUPAC name
Ether Synthesis
Williamson Ether
Alkoxymercuration
primary alcohol dehydration
Ether Reactions:
Acidic Cleavage (HBr, HCl, HI in excess)
Epoxide Synthesis:
Epoxidation by mCPBA
Intramolecular Williamson
Halohydrin formation, then NaOH
Epoxide Reaction:
Acid & Base-Catalyzed Mechanism
"BLAM" Method of Epoxide opening
Special Epoxide openings:
Grignard Reagents
Acetylide anions
Orgo I (Carbonyl): alpha sub
Orgo II (Epoxide): beta sub
Application: Cholesterol Synthesis
Spectroscopy: Ether only -- HNMR: 3.5-4.5
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