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something is not clear, please ask.
The exam is worth a total of 112 points. Make sure your exam is complete.
Answers should be placed in the space provided. Write legibly--if I cannot read it--it is wrong.
Please include an explanation whenever asked to or whenever necessary to make your answer
clear. Please put your name on every page of the exam.
a. 3,6-dibromo-4-methyl-5-propylnonane
Br
Br
b. 2-bromo-9-chloro-5,6-diisobutyl-1,10-difluorodecane
Cl
F
F
Br
a. trans-1,2-dichlorocyclopentane b. (2R,3S)-2-chloro-3-methylpentane
Cl
Cl
H
H3C CH3
H3C
Cl H
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A) not isomers
B) constitutional isomers
C) enantiomers
D) diastereomers
E) conformers
Answer: B
A) It is a meso compound.
B) It is achiral.
C) It contains two asymmetric carbons.
D) Its diastereomer is trans-1,2-dimethylcyclopentane.
E) It has an enantiomer.
Answer: E
Answer: achiral
6) (4 Points) How many asymmetric carbons are present in the compound below?
Answer: 5
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7) (20 Points) Draw all of the possible stereoisomers of the following compound. Indicate
whether the drawn structure is an enantiomer or a diastereomer of the original structure.
H O
H OH
HO H
H OH
HO
8) (4 Points) For the structure shown below, draw the stereoisomer having a configuration of
(1R,3S,4S) in a perspective structure.
H
HO
H
Answer: Yes, the mixture would be optically active. This is not a racemic mixture but a mixture
of diastereomers. The specific rotations of diastereomers are not the same in magnitude nor
necessarily opposite in sign.
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Answer:
11) (4 Points) Is it theoretically possible to separate the pair of compounds below by distillation?
Explain briefly.
Answer: Yes. The molecules are related as diastereomers and hence have different boiling points.
A) cis-1,2-dibromocyclopentane
B) 3,3-dichloropentane
C) trans-1,4-diiodocyclohexane
D) isobutyl chloride
E) 1,3-dibromoheptane
Answer: B
Answer: The iodide ion is the better nucleophile. The larger size of this ion renders its electron
cloud more polarizable.
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14) (4 Points) What type of solvent is best for SN2 reactions which employ anionic nucleophiles:
polar, protic solvents; polar, aprotic solvents; or nonpolar solvents? Explain.
Answer: Polar, aprotic solvents are best. These solvents have strong dipole moments to enhance
solubility of the anionic species but lack the ability to solvate the anion by hydrogen bonding.
15) (4 Points) Arrange the following substrates in order of their increasing SN2 reactivity with
NaCN: bromoethane, 1-chloro-3,3-dimethylpentane, 1-chloro-2,2-dimethylpentane, and 2-
bromo-2-methylpentane.
16) (4 Points) Which of the following statements describe a favorable attribute of a leaving
group? (More than one answer is possible.)
Answer: A, D
17) (12 Points) Complete the following reactions. Reactions may undergo more than 1 type of
reaction (SN1, SN2, E1 or E2) and thus generate multiple products.
a.
O
O
+ CH3CH2OH + +
Br
E1 SN1 SN1
b.
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+
O
SN1
O
+ OH
Br
c.
H
DMF
+ KCN SN2
I H N
18) (4 Points) Draw the structures of the E2 products that would be observed with the following
reaction. Indicate which product is the major product, and explain why it is the major product.
NaOCH3 +
HOCH3 minor major
Br
19) (4 Points) Draw the structure of the major E1 product that would be observed with the
following reaction.
+ HOCH3
Br