Problems and exercisesFrom Organometallics
1. Pivalic acid
How would you prepare 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid from 2-bromo-2-methylpropane? Would the cyanide route work?
2. Incompatible groups
Why can 4-hydroxybenzoic acid not be prepared by forming the Grignard reagent of 4-bromophenol directly?