Question

Give a chemical reaction to convert acetaldehyde into secondary propyl alcohol.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...........}\ce{O\phantom{...........................}OMgI\phantom{................}OH\phantom{............}I}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{...........}||\phantom{............................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{............}/\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{Acetaldehyde}{CH3 - C - H} + \underset{Reagent}{\underset{Grignard}{CH3MgI}} -> CH3 - C - H ->[H2O/H+] CH3 - C - H + Mg}\\
\phantom{......................................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{............}\backslash\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.........................................}\ce{CH3\phantom{..............}\underset{(2°)}{\underset{Isopropylalcohol}{CH3}}\phantom{.......}OH}\phantom{}\end{array}\]