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)

 

1. What is benzoin reaction?
2. Draw the Frontier Molecular Orbital interaction of 1,3-butadiene and ethylene under photochemical conditions.
3. How will you effect the following isomerisation? Write the mechanism.

 

4. Write the Woodward Hoffmann rules for electrocyclization reaction.
5. Explain the change in the geometry of excited state molecule in a photochemical process and the variation in its physical property.
6. What is Norrish type I and II cleavage reactions? Give suitable examples.
7. What are the important guidelines to be followed while choosing alternate synthetic route?
8. Explain the umpolung concept of synthesis with suitable example.
9. Explain the mechanism of the following reaction.

 

10. What are the products formed when benzene is subjected to Birch reduction?

 

Part B

Answer any EIGHT questions.                                                     (8 ´ 5 = 40 marks)

 

11. Explain Michel addition reaction with an example.
12. 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.
13. Predict the products in the following pericyclic reactions and explain the mechanism with proper stereochemistry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Predict the mechanism of the following reaction.

 

15. Explain the mechanism of Paterno Buchii reaction. How does this take place in case of an alkyne?
16. Explain the mechanism of photochemical rearrangement of 4,4-diphenylcyclo- hexenone.
17. Describe a general scheme of synthesizing various mono functionalized compounds starting from alcohols.
18. Describe a suitable method to prepare the following compounds.

 

 

 

19. What is chemoselectivity? How well are chemoselective reactions performed? Explain with any two examples.
20. Explain the mechanism of electroorganic synthesis with an example.
21. How is cubane synthesized? Explain the mechanism.
22. Explain the mechanism of oxidation using
23. a) mercuric acetate and b) SeO₂.

 

Part C

Answer any FOUR questions.                                                       (4 ´ 10 = 40 marks)

 

23. a) Explain the mechanism of following reactions.
24. i) Hydroboration of carbonyls ii) Darzens reaction.
25. b) Predict the reaction mechanism of the following reaction.

 

 

 

24. a) Predict the product in the following sigmatropic rearrangement reactions.

 

 

 

1. b) Explain the effect of substituents on the cycloaddition reactions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25. a) Predict the product and explain the mechanism of following reactions.

 

 

 

1. b) Derive Stern Volmer expression for photochemical quenching.
2. Explain the complete retrosynthetic analysis and subsequent synthesis of longifolene.
3. Explain the mechanism of following reactions.
4. a) Wolf Kishner reduction
5. b) Claisen-Schmidt reaction
6. c) Stobbe reaction with aromatic ketones
7. Explain the retrosynthetic analysis of the following compounds

 

 

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