Chemistry Reference
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10.63
Acetaminophen can be prepared as follows:
Note that with only 1 equivalent of acetic anhydride, the more reactive amino group
would react first.
10.64
Addition of catalytic amounts of NaOH would form the six-membered ring lactone:
10.65
a.
The compound is made of two isoprene units (heavy lines) linked together as
shown by the dashed lines.
O
O
O
b.
Nepetalactone has three stereogenic carbons:
CH
3
H
S
R
S
O
H C
H
H
3
O
10.66
There are three stereogenic centers with the following absolute configurations:
CH
3
S
O
S
S
H C
3
O
