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  • Worked Syntheses Overview

Worked Syntheses

  1. Synthesis of a Meso Diol
  2. Making a Ketone from an Alkane
  3. Synthesis of a Bulky Alkyne
  4. Synthesis of Allyl Alcohol from Acetylene
  5. Synthesis of Dioxane from Acetylene
  6. Synthesis of a Complex Ester from Toluene
  7. Synthesis of 1,2-Dimethylcyclopentane from Methylcyclopentane
  8. Synthesis of Phenylacetaldehyde from Benzaldehyde
  9. Adding a Functional Group to the End of a Chain Problem
  10. Synthesis of a Complex Molecule from Simple Starting Materials
  11. Adding a Functional Group Next to a Carbonyl Challenge
  12. Synthesis of a Complex Ether
  13. Synthesis of a Complex Alcohol
  14. Synthesis of 1-Phenylacetone from Ethylbenzene
  15. Synthesis of 1-Methylcyclohexene from Cyclohexene
  16. Synthesis of an Alkene with E + Z Double Bonds
  17. Synthesis of Primary Amines from Carboxylic Acids
  18. Synthesis of an Amine from Anisole
  19. Synthesis of a Deuterated Naphthalene
  20. Synthesis of a Halogenated Alkene from Acetylene and Epoxide
  21. Synthesis of Hydroquinone
  22. Synthesis of a Substituted Ketone
  23. Synthesis of a Complex Aldehyde
  24. Synthesis of a Cyclopropane Derivative
  25. Synthesis of an Allylic Alcohol
  26. Synthesis of Cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid
  27. Synthesis of a Complex Ketone
  28. Synthesis of a Dicarbonyl
  29. Synthesis of Cyclopentanone from Adipic Acid
  30. Synthesis of a Complex Ketone from an Ester
  31. Synthesis of a Complex Enone from a Ketoacid
  32. How to Add an Ethyl Group to an Alkene
  33. Aromatic Synthesis Challenge
  34. How to Insert a Nitrogen Into a Ring
  35. Final Exam Style Synthesis
  36. Another Final Exam Synthesis
  37. Tricky Alcohol Synthesis
  38. Synthesis of a Complex Bicyclic Vinyl Halide
  39. Synthesis of an Ester from 2-Chlorotoluene
  40. Synthesis of a Complex Tri-Substituted Aromatic Compound
  41. Synthesis of an Oxime from an Alcohol
  42. Synthesis of a Complex Ether from a Simple Alkene

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