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Identify the reagents you would use to convert
Chapter 21, Problem 21.53(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Identify the reagents you would use to convert 1-bromopentane into each of the following compounds: (a) Pentanoic acid (b) Hexanoic acid (c) Pentanoyl chloride (d) Hexanamide (e) Pentanamide (f) Ethyl hexanoate
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QUESTION:
Identify the reagents you would use to convert 1-bromopentane into each of the following compounds: (a) Pentanoic acid (b) Hexanoic acid (c) Pentanoyl chloride (d) Hexanamide (e) Pentanamide (f) Ethyl hexanoate
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
(a) Treatment of 1-bromopentane with methanol followed by its hydrolysis forms 1-pentanol. Oxidation of 1-pentanol with Na2Cr2O7, H2SO4 results in the formation of pentanoic acid.
The reaction is as follows: