CHEM 2220 Midterm: CHEM 2220 Term Test 2 2010
31 Jan 2019
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Chem 2220 - introductory organic chemistry ii - term test 2. This is a 2-hour test, marked out of 50 points total. If more space is required you may use the backs of the exam pages but be sure to indicate that you have done so. A spectroscopic data sheet is attached at the end of the exam. Part i: mechanisms: (7 marks, (8 marks) Page 2 of 6: (7 marks) draw the detailed stepwise mechanism for the following reaction. Briefly explain the reasons for the observed regioselectivity (using resonance structures). This is actually supplementary problem 11. 20 f rom fox and whitesell, and it did appear on the 2002 midterm. The product is bisphenol a, a monomer in polycarbonate plastics which has been in the news lately over suspicions that it is an estrogen mimic that can cause hormone imbalances.
