Which is the most reactive carbonyl compound?

Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing reaction rate with HNO3/H2SO4. I. C6H5CH=O        II. C6H5OCH3        III. C6H5Br        IV. C6H5CH3

Which one of the following reactions does not give tert-butylbenzene?

Why does anisole undergo bromination with Br2 in the absence of FeBr3 whereas bromination of benzene requires the presence of FeBr3?

Give the IUPAC name for the following compound.  

What is the expected product for the following reaction?   

Which of the following statements is consistent with the mechanism for nucleophilic addition of aldehydes/ketones under basic conditions?

Bonus question Provide a stepwise synthesis for the following.   he answer should be entered as in the following example: (this is an example!) 1. NaNH2   2. CH3CH2Br   3. H2, Lindlar’s Cat.    4. BH3, THF   5. H2O2, NaOH                          (Keep three spaces between each step) All chemicals and reagents  structures should be correct and with the proper sequence. No partial credit.

Consider the partial rate factors for electrophilic aromatic substitution at the indicated position of anisole and nitrobenzene. Which of the following correlates to these partial rate factors (you may compare each of them to benzene)?

What is the structure for 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3-hexanone?