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qlulu
08-20-2009, 07:25 PM
This is a problem from my chemistry homework. Any help is much appreciated :)


Draw a reaction scheme to show how comp X can be synthesised from the starting materials. Give an explanation for the order in which the reactions are carries out. The following reagents are available:
SOCl2, NaOH(aq), NaOH(alc), conc HCl, MnO4^-/H+, Cr2O7^2-/H+

starting materials: benzoic acid, methanamine and 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylcyclopent-1-ene

Picture of comp X: http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3103/compx.gif