
Concept explainers
(a)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of benzoic acid has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Benzoic acid can be synthesized from ethyl benzene using
(b)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 1-bromo-1-phenylethane has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
1-bromo-1-phenylethane can be synthesized using the reagents
(c)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of styrene has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
The reagent used for the conversion of 1-bromo-1-phenylethane to styrene is
(d)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 1-phenylethanol has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
1-phenyl ethanol can be synthesized from styrene by the addition of water in acidic medium.
(e)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of acetophenone has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
Acetophenone can be synthesized from benzene and benzene can be synthesized from benzoic acid. When
(f)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 2-phenylethanol has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
2-phenylethanol can be synthesized from styrene through hydroboration oxidation reaction.
(g)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of phenyl acetaldehyde has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
phenyl acetaldehyde can be synthesized from styrene.
The reagent titanosilicate and hydrogen peroxide enhance the ethylene epoxidation reaction.
Al-SBA-15 is an aluminosilicate compound having mesoporous structure. It helps in isomerization of
(h)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 2-phenylacetic acid has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
The ester formed during this reaction is treated with
(i)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 1,2-dibromo-1-phenylethane has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
1,2-dibromo-1-phenylethane can be synthesized from styrene through bromination reaction.
(j)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of phenylethyne has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
phenylethyne can be synthesized from 1,2-dibromo-1-phenylethane. The reagent used is sodium amide in liquid ammonia cause dehydrohalogenation.
(k)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 1-phenyl-4-penten-1-yne has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
1-phenyl-4-penten-1-yne can be prepared from phenylethyne and prop-2-en-1-ol. Carbon-carbon coupling will occur by using these reagents.
(l)
Interpretation:
Synthesis of 1-phenyloctyne has to be shown.
Concept Introduction:
1-phenyloctyne can be synthesized from phenylethyne through two steps. In the first step phenylethyne treated with Grignard reagent to get 1-phenylethyne magnesium bromide which then react with hexyl iodide in second step to give 1-phenyloctyne.
(m)
Interpretation:
Concept Introduction:
(n)
Interpretation:
Concept Introduction:

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