Question
Carbonyls are converted into alkanes using a reagent mix consisting of a strong base and this compound during Wolff-Kishner reduction. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this compound also employed in liberating an amine from a phthalimide during the second step of the Gabriel synthesis. This compound is typically industrially synthesized via the Olin Raschig process.
ANSWER: hydrazine [accept diazine; accept N2H4 or NH2NH2 or H2NN2H]
[10e] This gas is formed as a byproduct after hydrazone decomposition in the Wolff-Kishner reaction. Ammonia is formed from the hydrogenation of this diatomic gas in the Haber-Bosch process.
ANSWER: nitrogen gas [or N2]
[10h] In a modification to the Wolff-Kishner reaction named for this chemist, the use of tert-butoxide in the second step allows for the reaction to occur at room temperature. In an inductive rule name for this man, nucleophiles prefer to attack the side of an asymmetric carbonyl containing the smaller group.
ANSWER: Donald Cram [or Donald James Cram; accept Cram modification, accept Cram’s rule]
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