Round 1: Tossup 14

A reaction named for this chemist can undergo a side reaction called the Hofer–Moest reaction, in which a carbocation forms instead of an alkyl radical intermediate. This is the alphabetically-earlier chemist who names a reaction that produces PHBA from potassium phenoxide and carbon dioxide. Primary aliphatic halides are reacted with alkali metal cyanides in this chemist’s nitrile synthesis. Alkanes can be produced via decarboxylative dimerization in an electrolysis reaction named for this chemist. One of the first uses of the word “synthesis” in chemistry (-5[1])was this chemist’s (10[1])description of converting carbon disulfide to acetic (10[1])acid, which helped discredit the theory of vitalism. (-5[1])For 10 points, Rudolf Schmitt (-5[1])co-names a reaction that combines (10[3])phenol and sodium (10[1])hydroxide to produce salicylic (10[1])acid with which other German (10[1])chemist? (0[1])■END■ (10[2]0[16])

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