13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Organometallic Cumulative Practice
82PRACTICE PROBLEM
Synthesis of carboxylic acids from alkyl halides is accomplished by either converting the alkyl halide to a Grignard reagent followed by addition of carbon dioxide and then dilute aqueous solution of mineral acids, or by reacting the alkyl halide with cyanide ion, followed by subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting nitrile. Determine if either or both of these methods can be used in each of the following reactions, and explain why. Show the reactions you will use.
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Synthesis of carboxylic acids from alkyl halides is accomplished by either converting the alkyl halide to a Grignard reagent followed by addition of carbon dioxide and then dilute aqueous solution of mineral acids, or by reacting the alkyl halide with cyanide ion, followed by subsequent hydrolysis of the resulting nitrile. Determine if either or both of these methods can be used in each of the following reactions, and explain why. Show the reactions you will use.