Chapter Eleven Assignment

1) Read Chapter 11

2 ) Again the pi bond will act as an electron donor just as in Chapter 10.
3 ) The CH terminus of terminal alkynes is acidic.

11.41  - 11.45
11.46 relates strongly to 11.45
11.47a (second step the anion lone pair reacts with pi* of CH2=O)
11.47b (rearrangement followed by keto-enol tautomerism)
11.48 (just look at the answer manual, what does this tell you about the pKa's of the carbon acids pertinent to the anionic rearrangement?)
11.50 (multiple correct answers are possible)
11.53

11.55-11.57