Ch. 20 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS WorksheetSee all chapters
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Ch. 20 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS
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Carboxylic Acid Retrosynthesis

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Sections
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Naming Carboxylic Acids
Diacid Nomenclature
Naming Esters
Naming Nitriles
Acid Chloride Nomenclature
Naming Anhydrides
Naming Amides
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
Carboxylic Acid to Acid Chloride
Fischer Esterification
Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis
Saponification
Transesterification
Lactones, Lactams and Cyclization Reactions
Carboxylation
Decarboxylation Mechanism
Additional Practice
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Mechanism
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactivity
Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids
Acidity of Carboxylic Acids
Chemoselective Carboxylic Acid Reduction
Carboxylic Acid Derivative Nomenclature
Multi-Functionalized COOH Nomenclauture
DCC Coupling Agent to Promote Amide Formation
Dehydration of Amide
Hydrolysis of Nitrile
Esters via SN2 Reactions
Methyl Esters Via Diazomethane
Organometallics on Esters
Organometallics on Carboxylates
Carboxylic Acid Missing Reagent
Carboxylic Acid Synthesis
Carboxylic Acid Retrosynthesis
Additional Guides
Carboxylic Acid
Ester
Additional Practice

Solution: Which of the following conditions would produce the product? a) A and B only b) C and D only c) A, C and D d) A only e) all of the would work

Solution: Which of the following conditions would produce the product? a) A and B only b) C and D only c) A, C and D d) A only e) all of the would work

Problem

Which of the following conditions would produce the product?

a) A and B only

b) C and D only

c) A, C and D

d) A only

e) all of the would work

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Practice Problems
Show to how synthesize from the starting molecule ...
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Determine the reactant(s) necessary for the reacti...Show the alcohol and the acid chloride that combin...In each reaction box, place the best reagent and c...The following amide is synthesized from an acid ch...Show the alcohol and the acid chloride that combin...Show the alcohol and the acid chloride that combin...Show the alcohol and the acid chloride that combin...