DP Chemistry Questionbank
D.7 Taxol—a chiral auxiliary case study (HL only)
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- 18M.3.hl.TZ2.25: Taxol was originally obtained from the bark of the Pacific yew tree. Outline how Green Chemistry...
- 18M.3.hl.TZ1.16e: Many drugs are chiral. Explain how a polarimeter can be used to determine the relative proportion...
- 17N.3.hl.TZ0.23b: Explain the role of the chiral auxiliary in the synthesis of Taxol.
- 17M.3.hl.TZ2.25: Taxol is produced using a chiral auxiliary. Describe how the chiral auxiliary functions...
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.28b: A mixture of enantiomers shows optical rotation. Suggest a conclusion you can draw from this data.
- 16N.3.hl.TZ0.26c: Omeprazole exists as a racemic mixture whereas esomeprazole is a single enantiomer. Outline how,...
- 15M.3.hl.TZ2.21b.ii: Describe how a chiral auxiliary is involved in the synthesis of a drug.
- 15M.3.hl.TZ2.21b.i: Cytovaricin is an antibiotic that is produced using a chiral auxiliary. Suggest why it may be...
- 14M.3.hl.TZ1.14b: Thalidomide is currently used to treat several different diseases including certain types of...
- 13N.3.hl.TZ0.16c.i: Outline how PPA and not cathine could be synthesized from the same non-chiral starting materials....
- 13N.3.hl.TZ0.16c.ii: Explain why this is the generally preferred method for the synthesis of optically active drugs.
- 09N.3.hl.TZ0.D3d: Amphetamine exists as optical isomers. Describe how chiral auxiliaries can be used to synthesize...
- 10M.3.hl.TZ1.D3c: Describe the use of chiral auxiliaries to synthesize the desired enantiomer of a drug.
- 10M.3.hl.TZ1.D3a: Identify the two chiral carbon atoms in the structure above with an asterisk (*).
- 10M.3.hl.TZ1.D3b: Explain, with an example, the importance of chirality in drug action.
- 11N.3.hl.TZ0.D5b: Chiral auxiliaries are used in drug design. Describe how a chiral auxiliary works.
