48E - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

How might you convert geraniol into either ethyl geranylacetate or geranylacetone?

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

The geraniol is converted into geranylacetate and geranylacetone.

Step 1: Preparation of geranylacetate

The process of conversion of geraniol into geranylacetate is as follows,

                                   Synthesis  of ethyl geranylacetate

Step 2: Preparation of geranylacetone

The process of conversion of geraniol into geranylacetone is as follows,

                                        Sunthesis of geranylacetone