27. Describe five methods used to prepare alcohols. Include mechanistic aspects in your descriptions where appropriate.
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27. Describe five methods used to prepare alcohols. Include mechanistic aspects in your descriptions where appropriate. (10 marks)
28. Answer ALL parts of this question. (a) Identify the product in the reaction scheme below shown in Figure 28(a): he at O H product O H H 2 O m a leic a cid 0 heat O H product O H - H 20 m a le ic 0 a cid سل heat H H product 0 H 0 m acid Figure 28(a) (2 marks) (b) What is the Williamson ether synthesis? Use a generic reaction scheme in your answer. (3 marks) (c) Provide an organic reaction mechanism, with curly arrows, to show how thionyl chloride (SOCl2) reacts with alcohols to form chloroalkanes. (5 marks)
28. Answer ALL parts of this question. (a) Identify the product in the reaction scheme below shown in Figure 28(a): he at O H product O H H 2 O m a leic a cid 0 heat O H product O H - H 20 m a le ic 0 a cid سل heat H H product 0 H 0 m acid Figure 28(a) (2 marks) (b) What is the Williamson ether synthesis? Use a generic reaction scheme in your answer. (3 marks) (c) Provide an organic reaction mechanism, with curly arrows, to show how thionyl chloride (SOCl2) reacts with alcohols to form chloroalkanes. (5 marks)