ORC2601/102/0/2024

Assignment 2

Organic Chemistry II

ORC2601

Year module : 2024

Department of Chemistry

Assignment 2 questions.
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Assignment 2 [40]
Due date: TBC via myunisa

Question 1 [12]

Complete the following table below:

Question 2 [10]

2.1. Classify the following compounds as either primary, secondary or tertiary amine or
alcohol. (5)

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Question 3 [10]

3.1. (a) Draw a structure of cis-1,3-dimethylcyclopentane. (2)

(b) How would you prioritise the following atoms in assigning the E, Z-designations in
an isomer? H, C, Br, Cl, N, and O? Arrage the atoms in order of priority. (1)

3.2. The structures below show the Newmans projections for (R,S)-, (R,R)-, and (S,S)- for
2,3-dichlorobutane.

a) Draw the 3D strucures of the compounds and assign the (R) or (S) configuration. (3)
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b) Which structures are diastereomers? (1)

c) Which structures are enantiomenrs? (1)
d) Draw the most unstable eclipsed conformation of the compound. (2)

Question 4 [8]
Use the curved-arrow formalism to show the movement of electron pairs in these reactions.
Use the same to show the imaginary movement in the resonance hybrids of the products.

Total marks: 40

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