Alcohols and Ethers - Result Question 52
####57. How may be the following transformation be carried out (in not more than six steps)?
“Ethyl alcohol to vinyl acetate.”
(1986, 3M)
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Solution:
- $CH _3 CH _2 OH \xrightarrow[\Delta]{\text { Conc. } H _2 SO _4} CH _2=CH _2$
$$ \begin{aligned} & \xrightarrow{Br _2} \underset{Br}{CH _2} \underset{Br}{CH _2} \xrightarrow{NaNH _2} H-C \equiv C-H \ & \underset{CH _3 COOH}{Hg\left(CH _3 COO\right) _2} CH _2=\underset{\text { vinyl acetate }}{CH}-OCOCH _3 \end{aligned} $$
