Q52 E - Organic Chemistry (Mcmurry)

Question

21-52 How might you prepare the following compounds from butanoic acid?

1. 1-Butanol
2. Butanal
3. 1-Bromobutane
4. Pentanenitrile
5. 1-Butene
6. 2-Hexanone

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Introduction to the Concept

A chemical compound's structural formula is a graphic depiction of the molecular structure (derived by structural chemistry methods) that shows how the atoms might be organised in real three-dimensional space.

Preparation of 1-Butanol from butanoic acid

a)

Preparation of 1-Butanol from butanoic acid is shown below,

Preparation of Butanal from butanoic acid

b)

Preparation of Butanal from butanoic acid is shown below,

Preparation of 1-Bromobutane from butanoic acid

c)

Preparation of 1-Bromobutane from butanoic acid is shown below,

Preparation of Pentanenitrile from butanoic acid

d)

Preparation of Pentanenitrile from butanoic acid is shown below,

Preparation of 1-Butene from butanoic acid

e)

Preparation of 1-Butene from butanoic acid is shown below,

Preparation of 2-Hexanone from butanoic acid

f)

Preparation of 2-Hexanone from butanoic acid is shown below,