You have been given the task of synthesizing 2 alcohols for yourR&D boss at Alco

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You have been given the task of synthesizing 2 alcohols for yourR&D boss at Alcohol SynthesizersAnonymous (sorry!). Listed below are the only reagents towhich you have access. There is one problem - due to budgetcutbacks you only have enough organic reagents for one synthesiswhich means you can only use an organic reagent from the table once (you canuse any other reagent as many times as youwant).

Apropene B Br2, light C ethanal D 1-butene E HBr, no peroxides Fformaldehyde G 1-pentene H Mg metal I ethylene oxide J HBr, peroxides Kpropanal L aqueous acid

Give the letter of the reagent you would use in sequence to effectthis synthesis starting with the organic reagent which is thesource of most of the carbons in the alcohol. You shouldneed to put a reagent in each box.

a) The first alcohol you need to synthesize is1-heptanol.

b) The second alcohol you need to synthesize is 1-pentanol.

Apropene B Br2, light C ethanal D 1-butene E HBr, no peroxides Fformaldehyde G 1-pentene H Mg metal I ethylene oxide J HBr, peroxides Kpropanal L aqueous acid Apropene B Br2, light C ethanal D 1-butene E HBr, no peroxides Fformaldehyde G 1-pentene H Mg metal I ethylene oxide J HBr, peroxides Kpropanal L aqueous acid

Explanation / Answer

I've edited the post. I miscounted the first pathway. I read it as1-hexanol instead of 1-heptanol. So the carbonyl source should beethylene oxide. Since the other pathway requires ethylene oxide, the second pathwayI gave must be changed using 1-butene.

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