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3. Construct the following compounds using only the following carbon sources and whatever other inorganic reagents (oxidants, reducing agents, etc): formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, 1-butanol. a. 4 Carbons becoming 5 Carbons - Need to add one more carbon (must be using formaldehyde)... Thinking backwards - Alcohols form from Grignards reacting with aldehydes... Need to make a Grignard... PBr3 OH НО. OH Br PBr3 Mg b. 4 Carbons becoming 6 Carbons - Need to add two more carbons (must be using acetaldehyde). Thinking backwards - Chlorides come from alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with aldehydes... Need a four carbon Grignard.... PBr3 Mg Br MgBr H Mg BrMg- MgBr O H c. 4 Carbons becoming 7 Carbons - Need to add three more carbons (must be using acetone). Thinking backwards - Alkenes come from the dehydration of alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with ketones... Need a four carbon Grignard... OH OH SOCI₂. pyridine OH Y CI POCI 3 pyridine 4. For the following compounds, construct them from reagents containing no more than two carbons (with the exception of any Wittig reagent you would like to use with three

3. Construct the following compounds using only the following carbon sources and whatever other inorganic reagents (oxidants, reducing agents, etc): formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, 1-butanol. a. 4 Carbons becoming 5 Carbons - Need to add one more carbon (must be using formaldehyde)... Thinking backwards - Alcohols form from Grignards reacting with aldehydes... Need to make a Grignard... PBr3 OH НО. OH Br PBr3 Mg b. 4 Carbons becoming 6 Carbons - Need to add two more carbons (must be using acetaldehyde). Thinking backwards - Chlorides come from alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with aldehydes... Need a four carbon Grignard.... PBr3 Mg Br MgBr H Mg BrMg- MgBr O H c. 4 Carbons becoming 7 Carbons - Need to add three more carbons (must be using acetone). Thinking backwards - Alkenes come from the dehydration of alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with ketones... Need a four carbon Grignard... OH OH SOCI₂. pyridine OH Y CI POCI 3 pyridine 4. For the following compounds, construct them from reagents containing no more than two carbons (with the exception of any Wittig reagent you would like to use with three

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3. Construct the following compounds using only the following carbon sources and whatever other inorganic reagents (oxidants, reducing agents, etc): formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, 1-butanol. a. 4 Carbons becoming 5 Carbons - Need to add one more carbon (must be using formaldehyde)... Thinking backwards - Alcohols form from Grignards reacting with aldehydes... Need to make a Grignard... PBr3 H&H OH НО. OH Br b. 4 Carbons becoming 6 Carbons - Need to add two more carbons (must be using acetaldehyde). Thinking backwards - Chlorides come from alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with aldehydes... Need a four carbon Grignard... PBr3 Mg PBr3 Br Mg Br MgBr Mg CI c. 4 Carbons becoming 7 Carbons - Need to add three more carbons (must be using acetone). Thinking backwards - Alkenes come from the dehydration of alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with ketones... Need a four carbon Grignard... BrMg. MgBr H OH OH OH SOCI₂, pyridine {d} POCI3 pyridine more than 4. For the following compounds, construct them from reagents containing no two carbons (with the exception of any Wittig reagent you would like to use with three
Transcribed Image Text:3. Construct the following compounds using only the following carbon sources and whatever other inorganic reagents (oxidants, reducing agents, etc): formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acetone, 1-butanol. a. 4 Carbons becoming 5 Carbons - Need to add one more carbon (must be using formaldehyde)... Thinking backwards - Alcohols form from Grignards reacting with aldehydes... Need to make a Grignard... PBr3 H&H OH НО. OH Br b. 4 Carbons becoming 6 Carbons - Need to add two more carbons (must be using acetaldehyde). Thinking backwards - Chlorides come from alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with aldehydes... Need a four carbon Grignard... PBr3 Mg PBr3 Br Mg Br MgBr Mg CI c. 4 Carbons becoming 7 Carbons - Need to add three more carbons (must be using acetone). Thinking backwards - Alkenes come from the dehydration of alcohols, alcohols come from Grignards with ketones... Need a four carbon Grignard... BrMg. MgBr H OH OH OH SOCI₂, pyridine {d} POCI3 pyridine more than 4. For the following compounds, construct them from reagents containing no two carbons (with the exception of any Wittig reagent you would like to use with three
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