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Question
How do you convert the following :
Ethanol to Propan-2-ol
Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Ethanol}}{CH3CH2OH}->[PCC]CH3CHO}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3CHO + CH3MgBr->CH3CHCH3->[H2O]CH3CHCH3}\\
\phantom{.............................}|\phantom{.................}|\phantom{...}\\
\phantom{...............................}\ce{O-MgBr}
\phantom{......}\ce{\underset{\text{Propan-2-ol}}{OH}}
\end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{CH3 - CH - CH - CH - CH - CH3}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{.....}|\phantom{........}\\
\phantom{...}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...}\ce{OH}\phantom{...}\ce{C2H5}\phantom{.}\ce{OH}\phantom{...}\end{array}\]
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