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प्रश्न
How will you bring about the following conversion in not more than two steps?
Ethanol to 3-Hydroxybutanal
How will you convert the following:
Ethanol to 3-Hydroxybutanal
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उत्तर १
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...............................................................}\ce{OH}\\
\phantom{.............................................................}|\\
\ce{\underset{Ethanal}{CH3 - CH2 - OH}->[Mild oxidation][KMnO4/dil.H2SO4]\underset{(Two molecules)}{\underset{Acetaldehyde}{CH3 - CHO}}->[dil.OH-][warm]\underset{3-Hydroxybutanal}{CHO - CH2 - CH - CH3}}\
\end{array}\]
उत्तर २
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{....................................}\ce{OH}\\
\phantom{..................................}|\\
\ce{CH3CH2OH ->[PCC] CH3CHO ->[dil NaOH][Aldol condensation] \underset{3-Hydroxybutanal}{CH3 - CH - CH2 - CHO}}
\end{array}\]
PCC = Pyridinechlorochromate
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