Answer:
Ethane can be converted into 1- butanol in 4 different steps and reactions.
Explanation:
Step 1 : Ethane follows Markovnikov's rule and reacts with a protic acid called Hydrogen chloride to form Chloroethane.
Step 2: Chloroethane undergoes Wurtz reaction where it reacts with sodium metal in the presence of dry ether to form an higher alkane called butane.
Step 3: Butane undergoes chlorination where it reacts with an halogen called chlorine to form 1-chlorobutane.
Step 4: 1-chlorobutane reacts strong aqueous Potassium hydroxide (KOH) to form 1-butanol.
Attached to this answer is the handwritten conversion of Ethane to 1-butanol showing all the reagents and molecules synthesized along the way.
