Problems and exercisesPreparation
1. Choose the method
Propose a method to obtain each alcohol:
- 1-Butanol from 1-butene
- 2-Butanol from butanone
- 2-Methyl-2-butanol from acetone
- Benzyl alcohol from benzyl bromide
2. Markovnikov or anti-Markovnikov
Which alcohol is obtained from propene by acid hydration? And by hydroboration-oxidation?
3. Degree of the alcohol
Which kind of alcohol is obtained when a Grignard reagent is added to formaldehyde, an aldehyde and a ketone?