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Starting with 1-butanol, show the reagents you would use

Chapter 13, Problem 13.37

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Starting with 1-butanol, show the reagents you would use to prepare each of the following compounds: O (a) H O (b) OH OH (c) OH (d) O (e)

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QUESTION:

Starting with 1-butanol, show the reagents you would use to prepare each of the following compounds: O (a) H O (b) OH OH (c) OH (d) O (e)

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(a) Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) in dichloromethane (a mild oxidant) produces the desired aldehyde in good yield. The reagent isn't strong enough to produce much of the (over-oxidized) butanoic acid.

                                 

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