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Chapter 21, Problem 21.53

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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

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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

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(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:

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