Wolff-kishner reduction (hydrazine, koh, ethylene glycol, 130°c) of the compound shown gave compound
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The scheme is shown below, the steps involved are as follow,
Step one: Reduction:
The carbonyl group of given compound on reduction using Wolf Kishner reagent converts the carbonyl group into -CH₂- group.
Step two: Epoxidation:
The double bond present in starting compound when treated with m-CPBA (<span>meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid) gives corrsponding epoxide.
Step three: Reduction:
The epoxide is reduced to alcohol on treatment with Lithium Aluminium Hydride (LiAlH</span>₄)<span> followed by hydrolysis.
Step four: Oxidation:
The hydroxyl group (alcohol) is oxidized to carbonyl (ketonic group) using oxidizing agent Chromic acid (H</span>₂CrO₄).
Step one: Reduction:
The carbonyl group of given compound on reduction using Wolf Kishner reagent converts the carbonyl group into -CH₂- group.
Step two: Epoxidation:
The double bond present in starting compound when treated with m-CPBA (<span>meta-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid) gives corrsponding epoxide.
Step three: Reduction:
The epoxide is reduced to alcohol on treatment with Lithium Aluminium Hydride (LiAlH</span>₄)<span> followed by hydrolysis.
Step four: Oxidation:
The hydroxyl group (alcohol) is oxidized to carbonyl (ketonic group) using oxidizing agent Chromic acid (H</span>₂CrO₄).
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Answer:
Here's what I get
Explanation:
You may have done a Williamson synthesis of guaifenesin by reacting guaiacol with 3-chloropropane-1,2-diol.
A. Mechanism
Step 1
NaOH converts guaiacol into a phenoxide ion.
Step 2
The phenoxide acts as the nucleophile in an SN2 reaction to displace the Cl from the alkyl halide.
B. Improve the yield
You probably carried out the reaction in ethanol solution — a polar protic solvent.
You might try doing the reaction in a polar aprotic solvent— perhaps DMSO.
A polar aprotic solvent does not hydrogen bond to nucleophiles, so they become stronger.
C. Another method of ether synthesis —dehydration of alcohols
Sulfuric acid catalyzes the conversion of primary alcohols to ethers.
This is also a nucleophilic displacement reaction.
Protonation of the OH converts it into a better leaving group.
Attack by a second molecule of alcohol forms the protonated ether.
A molecule of water then removes the proton.
