STUDY GUIDE AND SOLUTION
MANUAL FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
9TH EDITION BY PAULA YURKANIS
BRUICE 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ THF (solvent) Hg(AcO)₂ H₂O NaBH₄
Answer: Oxymercuration/reduction
◉ THF (solvent) BH₃ H₂O H₂O₂ NaOH
Answer: Hydroboration/oxidation
◉ MCPBA
Answer: Epoxidation/Peroxidation
◉ antimarkonikov hydration
Answer: What is the purpose for hydroboration/oxidation?
◉ neutral conditions for hydration
Answer: What is the purpose for Oxymercuration/Reduction?
◉ O₃ Cl₂CH₂ (solvent) -78°C Zn/(HCl or CH₃COOH) or CH₃SCH₃
, Answer: Ozonolysis (reductive)
◉ O₃ Cl₂CH₂ (solvent) -78°C H₂O₂
Answer: Ozonolysis (Oxidative)
◉ methanal ethanal
Answer: What are the desired products of Ozonolysis (reductive) ?
◉ H₂ Pd/C or Pt/C or PtO₂
Answer: Hydrogenation through introduction of H2
◉ Lindlar catalyst
Answer: If you desire to have only one hydrogenation reaction, what
specific condition is required?
◉ Na° NH₃ (liquid) -78°C
Answer: Birch Reduction
◉ E isomer
Answer: What is the purpose of the Birch Reduction?
◉ vinyl
Answer:
MANUAL FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
9TH EDITION BY PAULA YURKANIS
BRUICE 2026 FINAL PAPER
PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
ACCURATE A+
◉ THF (solvent) Hg(AcO)₂ H₂O NaBH₄
Answer: Oxymercuration/reduction
◉ THF (solvent) BH₃ H₂O H₂O₂ NaOH
Answer: Hydroboration/oxidation
◉ MCPBA
Answer: Epoxidation/Peroxidation
◉ antimarkonikov hydration
Answer: What is the purpose for hydroboration/oxidation?
◉ neutral conditions for hydration
Answer: What is the purpose for Oxymercuration/Reduction?
◉ O₃ Cl₂CH₂ (solvent) -78°C Zn/(HCl or CH₃COOH) or CH₃SCH₃
, Answer: Ozonolysis (reductive)
◉ O₃ Cl₂CH₂ (solvent) -78°C H₂O₂
Answer: Ozonolysis (Oxidative)
◉ methanal ethanal
Answer: What are the desired products of Ozonolysis (reductive) ?
◉ H₂ Pd/C or Pt/C or PtO₂
Answer: Hydrogenation through introduction of H2
◉ Lindlar catalyst
Answer: If you desire to have only one hydrogenation reaction, what
specific condition is required?
◉ Na° NH₃ (liquid) -78°C
Answer: Birch Reduction
◉ E isomer
Answer: What is the purpose of the Birch Reduction?
◉ vinyl
Answer:
