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rohanprabhu
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Homework Statement
Q] How would you convert Ethanol to Acetone?
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
What I need is a C=O group at the second carbon in a 3-carbon chain. What I need first is a 3rd carbon. To do this, I first could:
i] React Ethanol with Ethanoic Acid [itex]\textrm{CH}_3\textrm{COOH}[/itex] to get Ethyl Ethanoate [itex]\textrm{C}_2\textrm{H}_5\textrm{COOCH}_3[/itex].
The problem here is that I have an extra [O]. Can a peroxide remove this? I'm not sure how to get rid of this.
ii] I could do HCN addition to gain an extra carbon in the chain. But how could I convert the CN to a ketonic group. Also, the problem is that it is on the terminal carbon, but i want it on the 2nd.
EDIT:
With Ethyl Ethanoate, if i could replace the [itex]-\textrm{OCH}_3[/itex] group with a [itex]-\textrm{CH}_3[/itex] (methyl) group.. I could get acetone. How do i go about doing it? Would Methyl Chloride help??
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