7. In our synthetic route to barbiturates, the precursor necessary for the preparation of Phenobarbital is...
7. In our synthetic route to barbiturates, the precursor necessary for the preparation of Phenobarbital is A, which is inaccessible via the malonic ester synthesis. Explain why A cannot be synthesized with the malonate synthesis Show the reagents necessary to transform phenylacetonitrile to A. Et 0 8. The following sequence of methylations and Hofmann eliminations was used in the structural determination of the bicyclic amine. Compound B is a mixture of two isomers Ha CH,I CHil Ag,o heat heat