Part 6: SYNTHESIS

Answers to the synthesis problems are given below. These answers have been selected as they are short but there are probably other reasonable / alternative solutions ..... Of course they are based on the reactions covered in the Fall semester !


synthesis of 1-methoxybutane

Note : Radical chlorination of the 2-butene is the best answer here as it will give a very high yield of the required chloride since there is only one type of H and it corresponds to a resonance stabilised radical intermediate (an allylic radical).


synthesis of trans-2-butene

synthesis of dipropyl ether


pentane synthesis


synthesis of 2-butanamine