Question 1
Taxol is found in the ________ tree
◦ baobab
◦ tea
◦ sausage fruit
◦ Pacific yew
◦ eucalyptus
Question 2
Through a multistep synthesis, 1-bromo-2-methylcyclopentane can be converted to a compound with exactly four resonances in its proton-decoupled
13C NMR spectrum. Which synthetic pathway would prepare such a compound from 1-bromo-2-methylcyclopentane?
◦ 1. KOEt; 2. H
3O
+◦ 1. KOEt; 2. H
2, Lindlar’s catalyst
◦ 1. KOEt; 2. H
2, Pt
◦ 1. KOEt; 2. HBr, Lindlar’s catalyst
◦ 1. KOEt; 2. O
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