Question

(a) How will you convert the following:
(1) Chlorobenzene to aniline
(2) Chlorobenzene to cyanobenzene?
(b) Describe the action of SOCI, on (1) ethanol and (2) propan-1-ol.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The reagents used for the given conversions are as follows:

(i) Propene to propan-1-ol

(a) HBr/ peroxide, (b) aq KOH

(ii) Ethanol to but-1-yne

(a) P, iodine heat (b) alc. KOH, heat (c) bromine