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Nomenclature of C6H5CO-O-NH2

How to name the following compound using IUPAC nomenclature? I found benzyl carbamate to be very close to my structure, but couldn't find an exact compound online which matches mine.
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What are the best conditions for coupling small molecules with EDC?

I want to couple a DNA oligo containing an amino group with another small molecule possessing a carboxyl group. I found protocols for EDC (1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide) coupling of ...
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Why isn't the Leuckart reaction used to make (meth)amphetamine?

For example, in Breaking Bad, they synthesize meth from phenylacetone. Why not just use methylammonium formate, if they already have methylamine?
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How do I understand the IUPAC naming of 9-methyl-3-[(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-carbazol-4-one? [closed]

I'm having trouble understanding the IUPAC naming convention of 9-methyl-3-[(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)methyl]-2,3-dihydro-1H-carbazol-4-one. It would be great if you can help to breakdown the naming ...
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Resonance structure with allylic lone pair

Draw the appropriate resonance structure for 5-aminolevulinic acid: As there is an allylic lone pair, my first arrow goes from the lone pair to form a π-bond, and the second goes from the π-bond to ...
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Can a Lindlar catalyst reduce aldehydes, nitriles, and carbonitriles?

The major product obtained in the following reaction is: Question source: JEE Main 2019 The molecule shown as product is the official answer given by JEE from the given options. I have written the ...
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What is the product when cyclohexanone reacts with morpholine?

The question asked to find the final product of the reaction between cylohexanone and morpholine. I attempted the reaction which is shown below: I have understood the heat symbol. It simply ...
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Why is para-aminobenzoic acid more acidic than ortho-aminobenzoic acid?

Compare the acidic strength of o-, m-, p-aminobenzoic acids. I got that meta will be the most acidic as it won't be able to show R+ effect of $\ce{NH2}.$ But among the other two, i.e. ortho and para, ...
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Unable to form the product formed via rearrangement

Ok so I first reacted one of the carbonyl groups with NH2OH to form an oxime. And then a Beckmann rearrangement takes place followed by tautomerism. Then the lone pair on nitrogen did an ...
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Reaction of diamines with carboxylic acids to form imidazole

I've recently came across this reaction and my guess is that firstly an amide forms that later reacts with the second amine group. Is this a general reaction? Does it matter if the compounds used are ...
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What should be IUPAC name of given compound (see image)? [closed]

I think the name should be 1-carbamoylpentane-3-sulphonic acid, but the answer sheet mentions it as 2-carbamoylpentane-3-sulphonic acid: Can anyone please explain why the chain starting with methyl ...
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Predict the major product of the following reaction with mechanism [closed]

I started to do the problem by coordinating H+ with the lone pair of oxygen then after that I can't proceed .please send the solution by show the detailed mechanism.
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Mechanism for formation of amides from ammonium carboxylate salts

One of the reactions that you can do with a carboxylic acid is to react it with ammonia or an amine, which produces the corresponding ammonium carboxylate salt. When this salt is heated, amide is ...
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Reaction between carboxylic acids and amines

Would some be able to explain why when I mix a carboxylic acid, like ethanoic acid, and an amine, say ethylamine, I get ethylammonium ethanoate. But when I mix a bi-functional group carboxylic acid (...
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Can enamines be formed from α,β-unsaturated ketones?

This question was a result of discussion form here: α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and alkyl addition The reaction below (condensation of cyclohexenone with a secondary amine) does not yield any ...
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