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What reagents should be used to accomplish the following synthesis?

Why does anisole undergo bromination with Br2 in the absence of FeBr3 whereas bromination of benzene requires the presence of FeBr3?

What is the product of the following Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reaction?

Which of the following compounds can be classified as a hemiacetal?  

When 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene is treated with sodium hydroxide at 100°C followed by protonation ________.

What is the expected product for the following reaction?   

Bonus question Provide a stepwise synthesis for the following.      he answer should be entered as in the following example: (this is an example!) 1. NaNH2   2. CH3CH2Br   3. H2, Lindlar’s Cat.    4. BH3, THF   5. H2O2, NaOH                          (Keep three spaces between each step) All chemicals and reagents  structures should be correct and with the proper sequence. No partial credit.

Bonus question Provide a stepwise synthesis for the following.   he answer should be entered as in the following example: (this is an example!) 1. NaNH2   2. CH3CH2Br   3. H2, Lindlar’s Cat.    4. BH3, THF   5. H2O2, NaOH                          (Keep three spaces between each step) All chemicals and reagents  structures should be correct and with the proper sequence. No partial credit.

What is the structure for 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3-hexanone?

Consider the partial rate factors for electrophilic aromatic substitution at the indicated position of anisole and nitrobenzene. Which of the following correlates to these partial rate factors (you may compare each of them to benzene)?