Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Organic synthesis

Organic synthesis — practice question

Butanoic acid may be prepared from $1$-bromopropane in two steps. stage $1$ $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{Br} \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CN}$ stage $2$ $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CN} \rightarrow \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CO}_2\text{H}$ What are the reaction types for stage $1$ and stage $2$?

  • Astage 1: electrophilic addition, stage 2: hydrolysis
  • Bstage 1: electrophilic addition, stage 2: oxidation
  • Cstage 1: nucleophilic substitution, stage 2: hydrolysis
  • Dstage 1: nucleophilic substitution, stage 2: oxidation

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