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Chapter 21: Q52 E (page 726)

21-52 How might you prepare the following compounds from butanoic acid?

  1. 1-Butanol
  2. Butanal
  3. 1-Bromobutane
  4. Pentanenitrile
  5. 1-Butene
  6. 2-Hexanone

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A chemical compound's structural formula is a graphic depiction of the molecular structure (derived by structural chemistry methods) that shows how the atoms might be organised in real three-dimensional space.

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Introduction to the Concept

A chemical compound's structural formula is a graphic depiction of the molecular structure (derived by structural chemistry methods) that shows how the atoms might be organised in real three-dimensional space.

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Preparation of 1-Butanol from butanoic acid

a)

Preparation of 1-Butanol from butanoic acidis shown below,

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Preparation of Butanal from butanoic acid

b)

Preparation of Butanal from butanoic acid is shown below,

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Preparation of 1-Bromobutane from butanoic acid

c)

Preparation of1-Bromobutane from butanoic acidis shown below,

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Preparation of Pentanenitrile from butanoic acid

d)

Preparation of Pentanenitrile from butanoic acid is shown below,

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Preparation of 1-Butene from butanoic acid

e)

Preparation of 1-Butene from butanoic acidis shown below,

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Preparation of 2-Hexanone from butanoic acid

f)

Preparation of 2-Hexanone from butanoic acid is shown below,

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