EPTFor the first time in my life - Page 4
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Ok so, I didnt read pages 3 and 4 because I was too excited to post, but ya, I know everything you guys were talking about and am having exams on it right now. This is too cool. I learned the diethyl malonate and ethyl acetoacetate synthesis, so I could do those problems. Um, if you want I can post some synthesis problems also, they are so fun. Anyway, we should keep this thread going all the way through finals, so when we are studying and if we have questions, we can ask each other. | ||
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On May 01 2008 13:43 Plutonium wrote: It will totally come up - It did on mine, and because I know I got it right it will ruin the curve for others! I lol'd when it came up in the first question on the exam | ||
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+ Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6733/ochemtv4.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=241&i=ochemtv4.jpg) Explain why this does not further oxidize to benzoic acid. (Also write mechanism, but i got that part). | ||
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On May 02 2008 09:47 Hittegods wrote: I'm so glad I'm never going to take chemistry again. Me too, I only took it in first year but even then, Organic was horrible  . If this thread is anything to go by it looks like it only gets worse later on. | ||
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On May 02 2008 07:48 Steelflight-Rx wrote: The one question that stumped me: + Show Spoiler + Explain why this does not further oxidize to benzoic acid. (Also write mechanism, but i got that part). I think you have to look at the solvent. Had the solvent been protic, like H2SO4, you would have the proton donor to make the carboxylic acid. Because the solvent is pyradine however, you don't have the proton donor so it stops at just the carbonyl. This my thinking at least, what do you think? | ||
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