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How do you convert the following:
Ethanol to Propan-2-ol
How will you convert the following:
Ethanol to Propan-2-ol
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Ethanol}}{CH3CH2OH}->[PCC]\underset{Ethanal}{CH3CHO}}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{Ethanal}{CH3CHO} + CH3MgBr->CH3 - CH - CH3->[H2O]CH3 - CH - CH3}\\
\phantom{.........................................}|\phantom{....................................}|\phantom{}\\
\phantom{...............................................}\ce{O-MgBr}
\phantom{...................}\ce{\underset{\text{Propan-2-ol}}{OH}}
\end{array}\]
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