Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carbonyl compounds

Carbonyl compounds — practice question

A recently developed industrial method for producing ethyl ethanoate uses inexpensive sources of ethanol. $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH} \xrightarrow[{-2[H]}]{\text{Cu catalyst}} \text{CH}_3\text{CHO}$ $\text{CH}_3\text{CHO} + \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH} \xrightarrow{\text{Cu catalyst}} \text{CH}_3\text{CH(OH)OCH}_2\text{CH}_3$ $\text{CH}_3\text{CH(OH)OCH}_2\text{CH}_3 \xrightarrow[{-2[H]}]{\text{Cu catalyst}} \text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$ Which process is used at some stage in this reaction sequence?

  • Aelectrophilic addition
  • Bnucleophilic addition
  • Cnucleophilic substitution
  • Dreduction

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