
826 CHAPTER 16 Carbonyl Chemistry 1: Addition Reactions
PROBLEM 16.63 Provide structures for compounds A–D.
Spectral data for compound D are shown below. Although
mechanisms are not required, a mechanistic analysis may prove
helpful in deducing the structures.
Compound D
IR (neat): 2817 (w), 2717 (w), 1730 (s) cm
1
1
H NMR (CDCl
3
): δ 0.92 (t, J 7 Hz, 6H), 1.2–2.3 (m, 5H),
9.51 (d, J 2.5 Hz, 1H)
13
C NMR (CDCl
3
): δ 11.4, 21.5, 55.0, 205.0
PROBLEM 16.64 Write a mechanism for the acid-catalyzed
transformation of glycerol into acrolein.
THF, Δ
2. H
2
O/H
3
O
+
1. B, Δ
H
2
O/H
3
O
+
H
3
CO
O
Ph
C
D
H
3
O
+
HOCH
2
CH
2
OH
THF, Δ
Mg
Br
O
CH
3
A
B
H
2
O/H
3
O
+
Ph
3
P
OCH
2
ClH
3
C
A
PhLi
BC
D
—
(CH
3
CH
2
)
2
C—O
—
Ph
3
P—O
+
OH
Glycerol Acrolein
H
3
O
+
H
2
O
O
H
HO
HO
OH
1. NaH
2. CH
3
OCH
2
Cl
H
3
O
+
H
2
O
R
OHR
O CH
2
OCH
3
R
PROBLEM 16.66 Thiols are important participants in deter-
mining enzyme shapes and reactivity. Nature has selected for
this thiol involvement because the sulfur-sulfur bond of the
disulfide is formed reversibly. The reaction is
What is the name for the type of reaction that converts thiols
into disulfides? What type of reaction is the reverse of this
process? What extraordinarily common biological reagent will
convert a thiol into a disulfide? What biological reagent will
convert a disulfide into a thiol? Hint: see p. 814.
PROBLEM 16.67 Metaproterenol (orciprenaline, 1) is a
β-adrenoreceptor stimulant used therapeutically as a bron-
chodilator. In the synthesis of the hydrobromide salt of racemic
1, outlined below, supply the appropriate reagents.
RS
O
SR
Z——
—U
RSH + RSH
O
CH
2
Br
(a)
O
OH
CH
2
Br
(b)
(d)
Cl
–
(c)
OH
CH
2
NH
2
CH(CH
3
)
2
1
Br
–
+
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
CH
3
O
C
CH
HO
HO
CH
OH
CH
2
NH
2
CH(CH
3
)
2
CH
+
PROBLEM 16.65 This problem introduces another alcohol
protecting group, methoxymethyl (MOM), particularly popular
in the month of May. The MOM protecting group is stable to
base, but it can be cleaved upon treatment with mild acid.
Provide an arrow formalism for the introduction of the MOM
protecting group. Also explain why this protecting group is
readily cleaved upon treatment with aqueous acid.
PROBLEM 16.62 Provide structures for compounds A–D.
Spectral data for compound D are shown below.
Compound D
Mass spectrum: m/z 332 (p, 82%), 255 (85%), 213 (100%),
147 (37%), 135 (43%), 106 (48%), 77 (25%), 43 (25%)
IR (KBr): 3455 (s) and 1655 (s) cm
1
1
H NMR (CDCl
3
): δ 2.58 (s, 3H), 2.85 (s, 1H, vanishes when a
drop of D
2
O is added), 3.74 (s, 3H), 6.77–7.98 (m, 13H)
13
C NMR (acetone-d
6
): δ 27.0, 55.8, 82.0, 128.1–159.9
(12 lines), 197.8