Answer:
m-CPBA followed by base catalysed hydrolysis
Explanation:
The scheme of this reaction is shown in the image attached.
We can see here that the acetophenone reacts with metachloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA) as shown in the image to yield phenyl acetate.
Phenyl acetate is now hydrolysed by a base as shown to yield the acetate ion and phenol.
Answer:
Carbons 1 and 3
Explanation:
We must remember that by definition <u>alpha carbon</u>s are the carbon (or carbons) next to the carbon that contains the main group. In this case, the main group is the carbonyl group (C = O) in the middle of the molecule. In the acetone molecule, we have three carbons, the carbons neighboring the carbon of the carbonyl group (carbon two) will be the <u>alpha carbons</u>. (Red and blue carbons or carbons one and three)
See figure 1 for further explanations.
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