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Which of the following carbonyl compounds will undergo Aldol addition reactions when treated with aqueous sodium hydroxide?

Which one of the following compounds is most likely to favor the enol tautomer over the ketone tautomer?

How can you convert a carboxylic acid into an acid chloride?

Why is pyridine included in the reaction of an acid chloride and an amine or alcohol?

Predict the product for the following reaction.  

Bonus question Provide an efficient stepwise synthesis for the following.             The 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 of the structure that matches the following data: Molecular formula               C6H12O2 IR absorption                        1738 cm-1 1H NMR                                 1.12 ppm (triplet, 3H), 1.23 ppm (doublet, 6H), 2.28 ppm (quartet, 2H), 5.00 ppm (septet, 1H)

Which of the following compounds can be prepared using the Dieckmann condensation?

Which one of the following esters cannot form an enolate ion?

What is the structure for ethyl 4-chlorobenzoate?