KCN (O) OH-/H+
2>PhCHO------>PhCH(OH)COPh---------> PhCOCOPh------------->Ph2C(OH)COOH
BENZOIN CONDNSATION BENZILLIC ACID REARRANGEMENT
NaNO2+HCl Hydrolysis
1)butan-2-one --------------------> [X] ---------------> [Y] (Major)
Give the structure of Y.
KCN mild (i)OH
2)Ph-CHO ---------> [X] ---------> [Y] -------> [Z]
(O) (ii)H+
[Z] is?
3)
Y is?
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Grandmaster
·2009-02-12 09:28:21
x is a cynohydrin ph(CN)(CH-OH).
Y is oxidised cynohydrin PH(CN)(CHO).
there is some dilemma over z whether z is PH-COOH.
pLZ correct it if i am some
Anurag Khandelwal
·2009-02-12 12:03:27
maddybaddie
·2009-02-13 06:30:20
hmm...
thnx anurag!! :)
wat cud d 1st one b??
ans given is butane-2,3-dione......
but i m clueless bout how v'r getting it!! :(
iitimcomin
·2009-02-25 22:45:48
grandmaster.......cynohydrin tabhi toh hoga jab H20 bhi saat saat hai????????