In: Chemistry
1. (-)-Borneol is the form of borneol that you will be using and is therefore chiral. Find and show the correct structure for (-)-borneol, its IUPAC name (including the configuration for all three stereocenters), the melting point for the exact isomer of borneol that you will be using, and find the melting point of racemic borneol.
2. Since you are starting with (-)-borneol, your camphor product should only be one enantiomer. Find and show the correct structure and the melting point for the camphor product that is produced from the (-) isomer of borneol and compare it to the melting point for racemic camphor.
3.Find and show the correct structure for the isoborneol product that should be the eventual product starting from (-)-borneol. Provide the mp and IUPAC name for the optically active product (including stereochemistry) that you will obtain in this experiment and also find the mp for the racemic version.
4. Show the entire sequence of reactions starting from (-)-borneol to camphor to isoborneol with the correct stereochemistry.
5. Predict the composition of your product, isoborneol. Is it only isoborneol or is another product produced as well?