For serious students: Organic Chemistry
8. Design synthesis for the following products. Use the starting materials that are indicated and any other reagents that you might need.
a. 2-propanol (CH3CHOHCH3) from propane
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1. Calculate the degree of unsaturation in C4H6 and draw at least 4 isomers with this formula.
2. Explain why dichloroethene has a boiling point of 60 degrees C while trans-dichloroethene as a boiling point of 48 degrees C. Include drawings of the structures with dipoles in your answer.
3. Rank the following alkenses with respect to increasing stability. Draw the alkenes and explain your reasoning. 1- butane, 2-butane, ethane, 2-methyl-2-butane
4. a. Draw structures for the following compounds: cis-4-phenyl-2-nonene and (Z) 1-bromo-1-chloropropene