Select the appropriate method of converting acetylene into the polymer shown.

Is the product of the reaction below optically active?

What chemical should be added to 2-methyl-2-butene to generate the intermediate shown?

Select an appropraite synthetic route of the compound shown starting with 4-methyl-2-pentanol.

What steps are needed to minimize the production of higher halogenated products during the free radical chlorination of ethane?

Which sequence of reactions could be used to accomplish the following synthesis?

Most synthesis problems have ________ correct answers.

Polychloroprene (Neoprene) can be prepared by the free-radical polymerization of chloroprene. Which choice shows a resonance structure that is formed during the propagation steps that lead to the isomer of polychloroprene shown below?

Which synthetic route(s) would complete the reaction shown?Synthesis I: 1. NaCCCH3; 2. Na/NH3(l) ;3. OsO4; 4. NaHSO3, H2OSynthesis II: 2. NaCCCCH3; 2. H2, Lindlar’s catalyst; 3. MCPBA; 4. aq. H2SO4Synthesis III: 1. NaCCCCH3; 2. H2, Pt; 3. MCPBA; 4. aq. H2SO4

Select the appropriate three-step synthetic sequence to accomplish the transformation shown.