BKF1223

ASSIGNMENT 2 (Individual)

Instruction : Draw in graphical reaction mechanism flow for Part 2.

Submission : Within study week (before final examination), manual or e-mail to syaiful@ump.edu.my

Part 1: List any THREE of organic compounds as follows:

1. Indirect edible carboxylic acids.

2. Nutritious carboxylic acids.
3. Medicinal carboxylic acids.
4. Mono-substituted benzenes as plastics’ starting materials.
5. Poly-substituted benzenes as plastics’ starting materials.
6. Attractive-featured esters.
7. Hazardous aromatic compounds.
8. Medicinal aromatic compounds.
9. Nutritious amine compounds.
10. Hazardous amine compounds.
11. Medicinal amine compounds.
12. Commercial carboxylate compounds.

Part 2: Synthesize as follows:

1. Hexachlorobenzene (pesticide for termites) from benzene

2. Dimethyl phthalate (plastic starting monomer) from o-xylene
3. Xylene (ingredient in marker inks) from benzene
4. Methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil, medicine) from benzoic acid
5. Benzyl benzoate (medicinal lotion ingredient) from toluene
6. Ethyl butyrate (synthetic aromatherapy) from acid chloride
7. Methyl metacrylate* (Perspex monomer) from propanol
8. Potassium stearate* (main detergent ingredient) from identical triacylglycerol.
9. Trimethylammonium chloride from ammonia
10. 2,3-butanedione (a diketone, aroma components for bakeries) from 1,3-butadiene
11. N,N-diethyl propanamide from propanoic acid
12. Triethylamine from acetic acid

* IUPAC names for:

 Metacrylate = 2-methylpropenoate
 Stearate = octadecanoate