Alkyl Halides - Result Question 1
####1. Heating of 2-chloro-1-phenyl butane with $EtOK / EtOH$ gives $X$ as the major product. Reaction of $X$ with $Hg(OAc) _2 / H _2 O$ followed by $NaBH _4$ gives $Y$ as the major product. $Y$ is
(2019 Main, 12 April II)
(a)
(b)
(c) $Ph$
(d) $Ph \longrightarrow$
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Solution:
- Heating of 2-chloro-1-phenylbutane with EtOK/EtOH gives 1 -phenyl but-1-ene $(X)$.
Reaction of $X$ with $Hg(OAc) _2 / H _2 O$ followed by $NaBH _4$ gives 1-phenyl butan-1-ol ( $Y$ ).
Reaction involved is as follows:
$(y)$
Mechanism
