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Draw the structure of dimethyl sulfate, and provide a mechanism for the reaction of this compound with sodium benzoate (PhCO₂Na).

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When an alcohol is heated in concentrated H₂SO₄, dehydration to produce both alkenes and ethers is possible. Which process is more favored by higher reaction temperatures and why?

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Elimination to produce alkenes is favore...

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Provide the structure of the major organic product in the reaction below.

Provide the major organic product of the following reaction.

Provide the name of the major organic product that results when cyclopentanol is subjected to the following sequence of reactions: 1. NaH; 2. CH₃CH₂Br.

Predict the major product of the following dehydration reaction.

Why are alcohols unreactive toward nucleophilic substitution reactions?

Which of the following reagents can be used to convert cyclopentanol to cyclopentane?

What series of synthetic steps could be used to prepare hexan-3-ol from propan-1-ol?

Predict the outcome of the following sequence of reactions.

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the reaction below.

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the reaction below. PhCH₂CH₂OH →

What series of synthetic steps could be used to carry out the transformation shown below?

Chromic acid oxidations are believed to proceed through a chromate ester intermediate. In the oxidation of propran-1-ol, provide the structure of this ester and give the mechanism for its conversion to the intermediate aldehyde.

Provide the name of the major organic product that results when trans-4-methylcyclohexanol is treated with Lucas reagent.

What is the expected product of the reaction below?

Provide the structure of the major organic product in the reaction below. (CH₃)₂CHCH₂OH

Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown.

Describe the composition of the Jones reagent.

Provide the major organic product of the reaction shown.