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Question
How can propan-2-one be converted into tert- butyl alcohol?
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...........}\ce{O}\phantom{................................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.................}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.....................}\\
\phantom{............}||\phantom{.................................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{.........................}\\
\phantom{}\ce{CH3 - C - CH3 + CH3 MgI ->[Ether] CH3 - C - CH3 ->[H+][H2O] CH3 - C - CH3 + Mg(I)OH}\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{......................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{.........................}\ce{\underset{Addition product}{CH3}}\phantom{.........}\ce{\underset{\underset{(2-methylpropan-2-ol)}{tert-Butyl alcohol}}{OH}}\phantom{.}
\end{array}\]
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