LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – CHEMISTRY
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THIRD SEMESTER – NOV 2006
CH 3808 – PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Date & Time : 25-10-2006/9.00-12.00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Part A
Answer ALL questions. (10 ´ 2 = 20 marks)
- What is benzoin reaction?
- Draw the Frontier Molecular Orbital interaction of 1,3-butadiene and ethylene under photochemical conditions.
- How will you effect the following isomerisation? Write the mechanism.
- Write the Woodward Hoffmann rules for electrocyclization reaction.
- Explain the change in the geometry of excited state molecule in a photochemical process and the variation in its physical property.
- What is Norrish type I and II cleavage reactions? Give suitable examples.
- What are the important guidelines to be followed while choosing alternate synthetic route?
- Explain the umpolung concept of synthesis with suitable example.
- Explain the mechanism of the following reaction.
- What are the products formed when benzene is subjected to Birch reduction?
Part B
Answer any EIGHT questions. (8 ´ 5 = 40 marks)
- Explain Michel addition reaction with an example.
- Draw correlation diagram for the electrocyclization of 1,3,5-hexatriene for the dis-rotatory approach. State whether the reaction is feasible by thermal or photochemical means.
- Predict the products in the following pericyclic reactions and explain the mechanism with proper stereochemistry.
- Predict the mechanism of the following reaction.
- Explain the mechanism of Paterno Buchii reaction. How does this take place in case of an alkyne?
- Explain the mechanism of photochemical rearrangement of 4,4-diphenylcyclo- hexenone.
- Describe a general scheme of synthesizing various mono functionalized compounds starting from alcohols.
- Describe a suitable method to prepare the following compounds.
- What is chemoselectivity? How well are chemoselective reactions performed? Explain with any two examples.
- Explain the mechanism of electroorganic synthesis with an example.
- How is cubane synthesized? Explain the mechanism.
- Explain the mechanism of oxidation using
- a) mercuric acetate and b) SeO2.
Part C
Answer any FOUR questions. (4 ´ 10 = 40 marks)
- a) Explain the mechanism of following reactions.
- i) Hydroboration of carbonyls ii) Darzens reaction.
- b) Predict the reaction mechanism of the following reaction.
- a) Predict the product in the following sigmatropic rearrangement reactions.
- b) Explain the effect of substituents on the cycloaddition reactions.
- a) Predict the product and explain the mechanism of following reactions.
- b) Derive Stern Volmer expression for photochemical quenching.
- Explain the complete retrosynthetic analysis and subsequent synthesis of longifolene.
- Explain the mechanism of following reactions.
- a) Wolf Kishner reduction
- b) Claisen-Schmidt reaction
- c) Stobbe reaction with aromatic ketones
- Explain the retrosynthetic analysis of the following compounds
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