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Ch. 21 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 21, Problema 57a,b

Show how you would accomplish the following multistep syntheses, using the indicated starting material and any necessary reagents.
(a) hept-6-en-1-ol → ε-caprolactone
(b) methoxybenzene → p-methoxybenzamide

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For part (a): Convert hept-6-en-1-ol to ε-caprolactone. Step 1: Oxidize the primary alcohol group (-CH2OH) in hept-6-en-1-ol to a carboxylic acid (-COOH) using an oxidizing agent such as Jones reagent (CrO3/H2SO4) or PCC in water.
Step 2: Perform an intramolecular cyclization reaction to form the lactone ring. Use an acid catalyst (e.g., H2SO4 or p-TsOH) to promote the nucleophilic attack of the hydroxyl group on the carboxylic acid, forming ε-caprolactone.
For part (b): Convert methoxybenzene to p-methoxybenzamide. Step 1: Perform a nitration reaction on methoxybenzene using a mixture of concentrated HNO3 and H2SO4 to introduce a nitro group (-NO2) at the para position relative to the methoxy group (-OCH3).
Step 2: Reduce the nitro group (-NO2) to an amine group (-NH2) using a reducing agent such as Sn/HCl or Fe/HCl.
Step 3: Convert the amine group (-NH2) to an amide group (-CONH2) by reacting the para-methoxyaniline with an acylating agent such as acetic anhydride or by using ammonium carbonate and a carboxylic acid derivative.

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