propose a synthetic route for the synthesis of a named alkanal starting with ethyl formate and grignard reagent.
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Answer:
See explanation and image attached
Explanation:
A Grignard reagent is an alkyl magnesium halide. If it reacts with ethyl formate, an intermediate is formed as shown.
This intermediate can undergo water hydrolysis to form a diol, ethanol and MgBrOH.
Oxidation of the diol obtained now yields the corresponding alkanal which in this case is ethanal.
The scheme of the reaction is shown in the image attached to this answer.
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Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
Since energy of reactants is less than the energy of products. Therefore, it means energy is absorbed during the reaction.
As the energy required to break the bonds in the reactants is greater than the energy released when products are formed.
Therefore, it is an endothermic reaction.
Thus, we can conclude that the statement, it is endothermic because the energy required to break bonds in the reactants is greater than the energy released when the products are formed is correct.
