Question

но acetic + butanol = butyl acetate acid ОН OTSCI, pydrine t-Book Pt THO OH Br, ROOR k Bu ok но бHBr 2002 4 - Bu Ok но Ал 10 40

is my synthesis of butanol from acetic acid done correctly? having issues trying to synthesis butyl acetate from acetic acid :/

Answer 1

In your synthesis, one carbon is extra after bromination Correct synthesis could be as follows. Bromination Mg ether Br BrMg PBR3 LIAIH но РСС но Н BrMg oxidation Но Grignard reaction РBI3 1. BH3 KOtBu Br 2. H202, NaOH Elimination OH Aniti markovnikovs rule -ОН SOCI2 он