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Offline icecoldstar

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organic chem question about reactivity
« on: November 23, 2009, 07:15:23 PM »
If i have these two compounds




Which one is more reactive towards Benzaldehyde
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2009, 10:23:36 PM »
What is the reaction that you want to perform?
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2009, 10:37:33 PM »
its the aldol reaction and the product should be like the follwing:



aka synthesis of chalcones
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2009, 03:12:02 AM »
two of the start material should be react with Benzaldehyde
I think EA may be more easy
The reaction may be used base,for example Na(H,OR)?
But why you not remove methyl acetate from 1-phenyl-Ethanone?
its bp is only 57degree
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2009, 05:18:00 AM »
Well the first step in an aldol reaction is formation of an enolate.  Which has the most acidic protons next to the carbonyl?
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2009, 09:05:29 AM »
Well, the product has 2 benzene rings.
Now look at the reactants.
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Re: organic chem question about reactivity
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2009, 12:46:27 AM »
Benzaldehyde has a ring on it.... so it react with the beta-carbon and all of them connect right?
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