Question

How do you convert acetophenone to 2 phenyl butan 2 ol?

Answer 1

Answer:

By using a Grignard reagent Acetophenone can be converted to 2 phenyl-butan-2-ol.

Explanation:

• Grignard reagent is a versatile material that is applied to form a new carbon-carbon bond. This reagent will work as a nucleophile which attacks the "carbonyl carbon atom" to produce an alkoxide that makes a salt with MgBr.
• Later it is hydrolyzed from magnesium bromide to alcohol. By using, the carbonyl group of "acetophenone" was attacked by this reagent to yield the "alcohol 2-phenyl-butan-2-ol".
• The preparation of 2 phenyl butan 2  ol can be done by benzene and 2,3-dimethoxybutane from ethyl halides and acetophenone gives a degree of enantiomeric preponderance.