Question

Coversion of ethanol to 3-Hydroxy Butanol

Answer 1

Ethanol can be converted to 3-hydroxybutanal as follows:
CH3CH2OH + Cu −300∘C CH3CHO    Ethanol   Ethanal2CH3CHO −→−−−−−−−−− Aldol condensationOH− CH3CH(OH)CH2CHO                                           3− hydroxybutanal