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Which is the most reactive carbonyl compound?

What is the product of the following Baeyer-Villiger oxidation reaction?

Bonus question Provide a stepwise synthesis for the following.      he answer should be entered as in the following example: (this is an example!) 1. NaNH2   2. CH3CH2Br   3. H2, Lindlar’s Cat.    4. BH3, THF   5. H2O2, NaOH                          (Keep three spaces between each step) All chemicals and reagents  structures should be correct and with the proper sequence. No partial credit.

Give the IUPAC name for the following compound.  

Which of the following compounds can be classified as a hemiacetal?  

Which of the following statements is consistent with the mechanism for nucleophilic addition of aldehydes/ketones under basic conditions?

What is the structure for 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3-hexanone?

Which of the following is the reactive intermediate formed in the electrophilic bromination of toluene with Br2, FeBr3?

Which of the following chlorobenzenes does not undergo nucleophilic aromatic substitution upon treatment with NaNH2?

Predict the effect the substituent attached to the benzene ring below would have on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.