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1 Howcouldyoucovertbutanoicacidintothefollowingcompounds?Morethanonestepmaybe
required.
(a)Butan1ol
(b)1bromobutane
(c)pentanoicacid
(d)but1ene
2 Howcouldyouconverteachofthefollowingcompoundsintobutanoicacid?Morethanonestep
mayberequired.
(a)Butan1ol
(b)1bromobutane
(c)but1ene
(d)1bromopropane
3 Predicttheproductofthereactionofpmethylbenzoicacidwitheachofthefollowing:
(a)CH3MgBrinether,thenH3O+
+
(b)KMnO4,H3O
+
(c)LiAlH4,thenH3O
4 Identifythemissingreagentsaeinthefollowingscheme:
a b c
OH Br CO2H
d e
OH O
+
(a)H ,H2O
(b)PBr3
(c)Mg(0),ether,thenCO2
(d)LiAlH4
(e)DessMartinperiodinane