NCERT Exercise 7.20 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Question: How are the following conversions carried out? (i) Propene ® Propan-2-ol. (ii) Benzyl chloride ® Benzyl alcohol. (iii) Ethyl magnesium chloride ® Propan-1-ol. (iv) Methyl magnesium bromide ® 2-Methylpropan-2-ol.

Answer: **NCERT answer:** (i) Hydration of Propene. (ii) By nucleophilic substitution of –Cl in benzyl chloride using dilute NaOH. (iii) 2 H O 2 5 2 5 2 2 5 2 C H MgBr HCHO C H CH OMgBr C H CH OH    ...

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