Alcohol Syntheses

Review

We have already learned several ways to make alcohols. We will review them here.

The SN2 reaction of hydroxide with an alkyl halide

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Acid hydration of an alkene

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Markovnikov Oxymercuration & Demercuration of an alkene in water

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Anti-Markovnikov hydroboration of an alkene

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Syn-dihydroxylation of an alkene using osmium tetroxide

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Syn-dihydroxylation of an alkene using potassium permanganate

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Epoxidation of an alkene followed by acid hydrolysis

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Acetylide attack of an epoxide

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Acetylide attack of a carbonyl

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2. Fill in the blank for the missing reagents in the following reactions.

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3. Draw the products of the following reactions.a) 1-methyl cyclopentene with Hg(OAc)2 followed by NaBH4b) 1-ethyl cyclobutene with BH3.THF followed by hydrogen peroxide and hydroxidec) Cyclohexene with cold, dilute KMnO4d) cis-2-butene with a peroxyacid in watere) pentyne reacted with sodium amide followed by benzaldehyde (PhCHO) and then quenched with acid and water

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A) 1. Hg(OAc)2 or H+, H2O (H3O+) 2. NaBH4 B) 1. BH3.THF 2. H2O2, OH- C) RCO3H in H2O D) 1. OsO4 or KMnO4, OH- (cold, dilute) 2. H2O2 E)

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3.

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