Q1. Show that alcohols you would obtain by reduction of the following carbonyl compounds:
Q2. Give the structures of the major products you would obtain from reaction of phenol with the following reagents:
(a) Br2 (1 mol)
(b) Br2 (3 mol)
(c) NaOH, then CH3I
(d) Na2Cr2O7, H3O+
Q3. How would you prepare the following compounds from 2-phenylethanol?
(a) Benzoic acid
(b) Ethylbenzene
(c) 1-Bromo-2-phenylethane
(d) Phenylacetic acid (C6H5CH2CO2H)
(e) Phenylacetaldehyde (C6H5CH2CHO)
Q4. What products would you obtain from reaction of 1-methylcyclohexanol with the following reagents?
(a) HBr
(b) H2SO4
(c) CrO3
(d) Na
(e) Product of part (d), then CH3I
Q5. What product would you obtain from reaction of butan-1-ol with the following reagents?
(a) PBr3
(b) CrO3, H3O+
(c) A periodinane