
Concept explainers
(a)
To determine: The alcohol that undergoes condensation reaction to give
Interpretation: The alcohol that undergoes condensation reaction with the loss water to give
Concept introduction: In a condensation reaction, two molecules join together to form a large molecule with the removal of small molecule, such as water.
(b)
To determine: The mechanism of condensation reaction of ethylene glycol to form
Interpretation: The mechanism of condensation reaction of ethylene glycol to form
Concept introduction: The steps for writing a correct mechanism are shown below.
- The atoms that contain double bond or those containing cations act as electrophiles.
- The atoms with lone pair act as nucleophiles.
- Identify the electrophiles site in the given compound.
- Draw the arrow starting from the correct site and ending at the correct site.

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