Organic Chemistry

EXTRA Problem 17.3: Reactivity

  1. Fill in the missing pieces to complete the transformations below. SOLUTION
  1. Convert 1-phenylpropane to each of the structures below. SOLUTION
  1. Rationalize the following: Optically active 2-bromobutane racemizes upon treatment with aqueous KBr, but optically active 2-butanol does not racemize upon treatment with aqueous KOH. SOLUTION

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