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Dr. Glaser's Visualization Center
To accompany Bruice, Organic Chemistry, 3/e, Chapter 29

Theme Molecule Name Chemical Formula
Multistep Organic Synthesis buspirone (S) C21H31N5O2
Protection Strategies ester reduction in ketoester? (S) C8H12O3
Protection Strategies ester reduction in of ketalester? (S) C11H18O4
Protection Strategies keto reduction in ketoacid? (S) C5H8O2
Protection Strategies keto reduction in oxazoline! (S) C9H15NO
Protection Strategies nitration of aniline? (S) C6H5NH2
Protection Strategies nitration of acetanilide! (S) C6H5NHCOCH3
Multistep Organic Synthesis triptycene (S) C20H14
Platonic Polyhedra tetrahedrane (enhanced) C4H4
Platonic Polyhedra cubane (S) C8H8
Platonic Polyhedra dodecahedrane (S) C15H15

[a] Unless otherwise noted, structures were determined with molecular mechanics methods.