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Question
Give a chemical reaction to convert acetaldehyde into secondary propyl alcohol.
Solution
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\phantom{...........}\ce{O\phantom{...........................}OMgI\phantom{................}OH\phantom{............}I}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{...........}||\phantom{............................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{............}/\phantom{..}\\
\ce{\underset{Acetaldehyde}{CH3 - C - H} + \underset{Reagent}{\underset{Grignard}{CH3MgI}} -> CH3 - C - H ->[H2O/H+] CH3 - C - H + Mg}\\
\phantom{......................................}|\phantom{.....................}|\phantom{............}\backslash\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.........................................}\ce{CH3\phantom{..............}\underset{(2°)}{\underset{Isopropylalcohol}{CH3}}\phantom{.......}OH}\phantom{}\end{array}\]
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