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Which is the most reactive carbonyl compound?

Which of the following represents the correct ranking in terms of increasing boiling point?

Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing reactivity with sodium methoxide, NaOCH3.

Which one of the following reactions does not give tert-butylbenzene?

Give the IUPAC name for the following compound.  

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.

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

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?

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