Transcript Solomons`s Organic Chemistry

Solomons’s Organic Chemistry
Quiz 2
1) Cyclic compounds of the general type shown
here are called lactones. What functional group
does a lactone contain?
O
O
2) Identify all of the functional groups in Crixivan,
an important drug in the treatment of AIDS.
H
H
H
H
3) The infrared spectrum of hex-1-yne exhibits a
sharp absorption peak near 2100cm-1 due to
C≡C stretching. However, hex-3-yne show no
absorption in that region. Explain.
4) Which compound in each of the following pairs
would have the higher boiling point? Explain
your answers.
NH
a.
or
N
CH3
b.
c. Hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3 or nonane CH3(CH2)7CH3
or
O