Question

how will you convert ethyl alchole to tertury butyl alchole

Answer 1

(1) Ethyl alcohol on complete oxidation gives acetic acid, CH3COOH.

(2) Acetic acid is neutarlised with lime (CaO) to get calcium acetate, (CH3COO)2Ca.

(3) Calcium acetate on dry distillation yields acetone, CH3COCH3.

(4) Acetone on treatment with methyl magnesium bromide (Grignard reagent) followed by hydrolysis gives tert-butyl alcohol, (CH3)3COH.