propane to butane conversion
Answers
Answer:
Propane
CH
4
Cl
2
/hν
m
m
−−−−−→
CH
3
-Cl
chloromethane
CH
3
-Cl
Na/ether
m
m
−−−−−−−→
CH
3
-CH
3
ethane
(Wurtz synthesis)
CH
3
-CH
3
Cl
2
/hν
m
m
−−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
-Cl
chloroethane
CH
3
CH
2
-Cl
Li/ether
m
m
−−−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
-Li
ethyllithium
CH
3
CH
2
-Li
CuI
m
m
−−−→
(
CH
3
CH
2
)
2
CuLi
lithium diethylcuprate
(Corey-House synthesis)
(
CH
3
CH
2
)
2
CuLi
+
CH
3
-Cl
→
CH
3
CH
2
-CH
3
propane
(b) Butane
CH
3
CH
2
-Cl
chloroethane
Na/ether
m
m
−−−−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
-CH
2
CH
3
butane
(Wurtz synthesis)
(c) Methyl Butanoate
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
propane
Cl
2
/hν
m
m
−−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-Cl
1-chloropropane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-Cl
CN
-
m
m
−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-CN
1-butanenitrile
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-CN
H
3
O
+
,
Δ
m
−−−−−−→
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
-COOH
butanoic acid
CH
3
Cl
chloromethane
aq. KOH
,
Δ
m
m
−−−−−−−−−→
CH
3
-OH
methanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
COOH
+
CH
3
-OH
H
3
O
+
m
m
⇌
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CO-OCH
3
methyl butanoate
THIS CAN BE THE ANSWER OF THI QUESTION
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