Question

Convert the following:

acetaldehyde to isopropyl alcohol.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{O}\phantom{......................}\ce{OMgBr}\phantom{...................}\ce{OH}\\
||\phantom{.......................}|\phantom{.............}\phantom{.............}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{Acetaldehyde}{CH3 - C - H}->[CH3MgBr]CH3 - CH - CH3}\ce{\underset{-Mg (OH)Br}{->[H3O-]}\underset{Isopropyl alcohol}{CH3 - CH - CH3}}\\
\end{array}\]