Chem 220a Problem
Set 8 Fall 2003
1. How would you carry out the following transformations? More than one step may be needed.
4. Compounds B and C have the formula C7H14. They are optically inactive; they are not resolvable, and they are diastereomers of each other. Catalytic hydrogenation of B or C yields D. D is optically inactive, but it could be resolved into separate enantiomers. Identify B, C, and D. Explain concisely.