What is a mechanism for the formation of a hemiketal from the reaction of butanone with 2-butanol?

what are the products formed by benzaldehyde and benzoic acid are treated with 1 mole H2, Ni.

What is the role of the acetic acid in the oxidation of Cyclohexanol to Cyclohexanone? Write the balanced chemical reaction between acetic acid and sodium hypochlorite.

Why can’t 2-methyl-2-propanol be prepared by the reduction of a carbonyl compound?

Q1: Discuss the molecular basis for the reaction of tollen’s reagent with acetic acid that leads to theformation of silver precipitate.Q2: What are the products of the hydrolysis of ethyl acetate?

Why substitution and/or elimination of the phenolic hydroxyl group does not occur?

1. What is the chemical reaction involved i the synthesis of methyl salicylate? 2. Give also the reaction mechanism of the synthesis of methyl salicylate.

Upon completion of a chemical reaction, you find you have a mixture of benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate. Propose a procedure to separate the ethyl benzoate from the mixture. You should look up the structures of benzoic acid and ethyl benzoate.

a)What happens when isoamyl alcohol is allowed to heated with Acetic Acid in presence of concentrated sulphuric acid?   What is role of concentrated sulphuric acid?

Give a methodology or article on how to identify the polyphenols (flavonoids & phenolic acid)