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Which pair of reagents would be used to make the following amine by reductive amination?    

When trans-hex-3-ene is treated with PhCO3H, the major organic product is ________.

What type of product will result from the reaction shown?

Disregarding stereoisomers, how many different enols can phenylacetone form?

Which of the following compounds is the most reactive dienophile in a Diels-Alder reaction with 1,3-butadiene?        

Which molecule below has two significant bands in the IR at 2720 cm-1and 2820 cm-1 (medium)?  

List the following weak acids in order of increasing acidity (from lowest to highest – highest is on the right).

What type of product results when 3-pentanone reacts with dimethylamine?

In the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene, dialkylation is often a significant by-product. In the Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene, diacylation is not a significant by-product. Which of the following is the primary reason for this difference?

When CO2 is bubbled through an ether solution of benzylmagnesium bromide, and the resulting mixture is acidified, phenylacetic acid is produced. Any unreacted benzylmagnesium bromide is converted to toluene in the acidification step. This reaction is described as a _____ process. a. carbonylation b. carboxylation c. carbaniolation d. cationation