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Show how you might synthesize the following compounds,
Chapter 21, Problem 7P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 7P
Show how you might synthesize the following compounds, using acetylene and any suitable alkyl halides as your starting materials. If the compound given cannot be synthesized by this method, explain why. (a) hex-1-yne (b) hex-2-yne (c) hex-3-yne (d) 4-methylhex-2-yne (e) 5-methylhex-2-yne (f) cyclodecyne
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QUESTION:
Problem 7P
Show how you might synthesize the following compounds, using acetylene and any suitable alkyl halides as your starting materials. If the compound given cannot be synthesized by this method, explain why. (a) hex-1-yne (b) hex-2-yne (c) hex-3-yne (d) 4-methylhex-2-yne (e) 5-methylhex-2-yne (f) cyclodecyne
ANSWER:
a). methanol > tert-butyl alcohol
b). 2-chloropropan-1-ol > 3-chloropropan-1-ol