please try to indentify the intermediate compuonds formed.
It's one of b555's problems.
conversion of benzaldehyde to 3-phenylpropanol. exp in brackets is the reagent used.
benzaldehyde ----->(ethanol / OH- ) ---------------->(ethylene glycol / H+) ----------->(N2H4 / OH-) --------------> (H+) -------> 3-phenylpropanol .
Assume that the reactions are of good yield and write only the major products.
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Debotosh..
·2009-12-25 21:50:08
hey this is a good one....went unnoticed last year ! clear it this time !