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Question
Write a chemical reaction for the following conversion:
Acetic acid into ethyl alcohol.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} ->[(i) LiAlH4][(ii) H3O^⊕] \underset{Ethyl alcohol}{CH3CH2 - OH}}\]
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Name the following compound according to the IUPAC system.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H2C = CH - CH - CH2 - CH2 - CH3}\\
|\phantom{...............}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{............}
\end{array}\]
Write the IUPAC name of the following compound:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H3C - CH - CH2 - CH - CH - CH2 - CH3}\\
|\phantom{....................}|\phantom{.........}|\phantom{.............}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{................}\ce{OH}\phantom{...}\ce{C{_2}H5}\phantom{.........}\\
\end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{C2H5OCH2 - CH - CH3}\\
\phantom{.........}|\\
\phantom{.............}\ce{CH3}
\end{array}\]
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Give IUPAC names of the following compound:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{}\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{OH}\phantom{.}\ce{H}\phantom{.}\\
\end{array}\]
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The product ‘Z’ is:
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3-CH-OCH3}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..}
\end{array}\]
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(I)
(II)
(III)
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | CH3—O—CH3 | (a) |  |
| (ii) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{..................}\\ \backslash\phantom{.............}\\ \ce{CH-O-CH3}\\ /\phantom{..............}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{..................} \end{array}\] |
(b) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{....}\\ |\phantom{.......}\\ \ce{CH3-C-I + CH3OH}\\ |\phantom{.......}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{....} \end{array}\] |
| (iii) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{.}\\ |\phantom{....}\\ \ce{H3C-C-O-CH3}\\ |\phantom{....}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{..} \end{array}\] |
(c) |  |
| (iv) |  |
(d) | CH3—OH + CH3—I |
| (e) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{.....................}\\ \backslash\phantom{.................}\\ \ce{CH-OH + CH3I}\\ /\phantom{.................}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{.....................} \end{array}\] |
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| (f) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{.....................}\\ \backslash\phantom{.................}\\ \ce{CH-I + CH3OH}\\ /\phantom{.................}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{.....................} \end{array}\] |
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| (g) | \[\begin{array}{cc} \ce{CH3}\phantom{....}\\ |\phantom{.......}\\ \ce{CH3-C-OH + CH3I}\\ |\phantom{.......}\\ \ce{CH3}\phantom{....} \end{array}\] |
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Salicylic acid
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...............}\ce{CH3}\\
\phantom{.............}|\\
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH - C - CH3}\\
|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\\
\phantom{...}\ce{CH3\phantom{...}OH\phantom{...}CH3}\\
\end{array}\]
