Carboxylic acids can be made by the hydrolysis of nitriles, which in turn can be made from an alkyl halide. Draw the structures of a starting alkyl bromide and the intermediate nitrile that would be used in the synthesis of 3-methylbutanoic acid (also known as isovaleric acid). Do not show free ions. alkyl bromide Draw the alkyl bromide. NC nitrile Select Draw Rings More / C H Br Erase H₂O OH isovaleric acid Draw the nitrile intermediate. Select Draw Rings More / C H N Erase
Carboxylic acids can be made by the hydrolysis of nitriles, which in turn can be made from an alkyl halide. Draw the structures of a starting alkyl bromide and the intermediate nitrile that would be used in the synthesis of 3-methylbutanoic acid (also known as isovaleric acid). Do not show free ions. alkyl bromide Draw the alkyl bromide. NC nitrile Select Draw Rings More / C H Br Erase H₂O OH isovaleric acid Draw the nitrile intermediate. Select Draw Rings More / C H N Erase
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![Carboxylic acids can be made by the hydrolysis of nitriles, which in turn can be made from an alkyl halide. Draw the structures
of a starting alkyl bromide and the intermediate nitrile that would be used in the synthesis of 3-methylbutanoic acid (also known
as isovaleric acid). Do not show free ions.
alkyl
bromide
Draw the alkyl bromide.
NC
nitrile
Select
Draw
Rings
More
C H Br
Erase
H₂O
OH
isovaleric acid
Draw the nitrile intermediate.
Select Draw Rings More
/
C
H
N
Erase](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F94c5662e-0acf-4933-9f8e-40288bb2b779%2F4be5e954-687a-45cf-af62-fea5fbd2e3bf%2Fh4n57vi_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Carboxylic acids can be made by the hydrolysis of nitriles, which in turn can be made from an alkyl halide. Draw the structures
of a starting alkyl bromide and the intermediate nitrile that would be used in the synthesis of 3-methylbutanoic acid (also known
as isovaleric acid). Do not show free ions.
alkyl
bromide
Draw the alkyl bromide.
NC
nitrile
Select
Draw
Rings
More
C H Br
Erase
H₂O
OH
isovaleric acid
Draw the nitrile intermediate.
Select Draw Rings More
/
C
H
N
Erase
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