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Question 31

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_{Amides are less basic than amines because:}

A) the carbonyl group donates electrons by resonance.
B) the carbonyl group withdraws electrons by resonance.
C) the nitrogen does not have a lone pair of electrons.
D) the nitrogen has a full positive charge.
E) amides do not contain nitrogen.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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Question 32

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The hydrolysis of esters, amides, and nitriles:

A) can be carried out under acidic or basic conditions.
B) must be acid-catalyzed.
C) must be base-catalyzed.
D) should be carried out at pH 7.0 for optimum efficiency.
E) is not pH dependent.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

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Question 33

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_{Cyclic amides are called:}

Provide the structure of propanoic anhydride.

How might one obtain a significant quantity of a lactone even when the formation reaction has a positive DG?

Predict the major product of the following reaction.

Which of the following are strongly hydrogen bonded in the liquid phase?

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

Provide the major organic product in the reaction shown below.

What is the common name for the following carboxylic acid derivative?

Typically, amides will hydrolyze under ________ conditions than esters.

Which of the following compounds is(are) hydrolyzed to butanoic acid upon heating in H₂O, H₂SO₄?

Provide the major organic product in the reaction shown below.

Using ethanol as your only source of carbon compounds and using any other necessary inorganic reagents, propose a synthesis of ethyl acetate.

What reagent is used to convert pentanamide to 1-pentanamine?

Using ethanol as your only source of carbon compounds and using any other necessary inorganic reagents, propose a synthesis of acetonitrile.

Provide the structure of o-bromobenzoyl chloride.

Using the two key resonance structures for an ester, show how resonance stabilization is lost when an ester is attacked by a nucleophile.

Predict the major product of the following reaction.

Provide the structure of 3-oxobutanenitrile.