Draw the mechanism for the reaction of cyclohexene with HCl

How many s bond orbitals are available for overlap with the vacant p orbital in the methyl cation?

Which is more stable: a methyl cation or an ethyl cation? Why?

How many s bond orbitals are available for overlap with the vacant p orbital in

1. the isobutyl cation?

2. the n-butyl cation?

3. the sec-butyl cation?

Which of the carbocations in part a is most stable?

1. the isobutyl cation?

2. the n-butyl cation?

3. the sec-butyl cation?

Rank the following carbocations in each set from most stable to least stable:

a.

Rank the following carbocations in each set from most stable to least stable:

b.

Is the structure of the transition state in the following reaction coordinate diagrams more similar to the structure of the reactant or to the structure of the product?

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To which compound is the addition of HBr more highly regioselective?

a.

b.

What is the major product obtained from the addition of HBr to each of the following compounds?

a.

b.

What is the major product obtained from the addition of HBr to each of the following compounds?

e.

f.

What alkene should be used to synthesize each of the following alkyl bromides?

b.

What alkene should be used to synthesize each of the following alkyl bromides?

c.

What alkene should be used to synthesize each of the following alkyl bromides?

d.

The pK_a of a protonated alcohol is about -2.5, and the pK_a of an alcohol is about 15. Therefore, as long as the pH of the solution is greater than _______ and less than _______, more than 50% of 2-propanol (the product of the reaction on p. 244) will be in its neutral, nonprotonated form.

Answer the following questions about the mechanism for the acid-catalyzed hydration of an alkene:

a. How many transition states are there?

b. How many intermediates are there?

c. Which step in the forward direction has the smallest rate constant?

What is the major product obtained from the acid-catalyzed hydration of each of the following alkenes?

a. CH₃CH₂CH₂CH=CH₂

What is the major product obtained from the acid-catalyzed hydration of each of the following alkenes?

d.

What is the major product of each of the following reactions?

3.

4.

What is the major product of each of the following reactions?

2.

What is the major product of each of the following reactions?

1.

How could the following compound be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

How could the following compounds be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

a.

How could the following compounds be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

b.

How could the following compounds be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

c.

How could the following compounds be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

d.

How could the following compounds be prepared using an alkene as one of the starting materials?

e.

Propose a mechanism for the following reaction (remember to use curved arrows to show the movement of electrons from the nucleophile to the electrophile):

Which of the following carbocations would you expect to rearrange?

What is the major product obtained from the reaction of HBr with each of the following?

a.