CHAPTER 15
ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS
SOLUTIONS TO TEXT PROBLEMS
15.1 The two primary alcohols, 1-butanol and 2-methyl-1-propanol, can be prepared by hydrogenation of
the corresponding aldehydes.
The secondary alcohol 2-butanol arises by hydrogenation of a ketone.
Tertiary alcohols such as 2-methyl-2-propanol, (CH
3
)
3
COH, cannot be prepared by hydrogenation
of a carbonyl compound.
15.2 (b) A deuterium atom is transferred from NaBD
4
to the carbonyl group of acetone.
3(CH
3
)
2
CO
CH
3
C
CH
3
O
BD
3
D
CH
3
CO
CH
3
D
B
H11002
4
H11002
CH
3
C
CH
3
D
OBD
3
H11002
H20898 H20898
H
2
, Ni
2-Butanone
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
O
2-Butanol
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
OH
H
2
, Ni
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
OH
2-Methyl-1-propanol2-Methylpropanal
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
O
H
2
, Ni
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-ButanolButanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O
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On reaction with CH
3
OD, deuterium is transferred from the alcohol to the oxygen of
[(CH
3
)
2
CDO]
4
B
H11002
.
Overall:
(c) In this case NaBD
4
serves as a deuterium donor to carbon, and CD
3
OH is a proton (not deu-
terium) donor to oxygen.
(d) Lithium aluminum deuteride is a deuterium donor to the carbonyl carbon of formaldehyde.
On hydrolysis with D
2
O, the oxygen–aluminum bond is cleaved and DCH
2
OD is formed.
15.3 The acyl portion of the ester gives a primary alcohol on reduction. The alkyl group bonded to oxy-
gen may be primary, secondary, or tertiary and gives the corresponding alcohol.
15.4 (b) Reaction with ethylene oxide results in the addition of a @CH
2
CH
2
OH unit to the Grignard
reagent. Cyclohexylmagnesium bromide (or chloride) is the appropriate reagent.
15.5 Lithium aluminum hydride is the appropriate reagent for reducing carboxylic acids or esters to
alcohols.
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
3-Methyl-1,5-pentanedioic acid 3-Methyl-1,5-pentanediol
HOCCH
2
CHCH
2
COH
O O
CH
3
HOCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
OH
CH
3
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
H11001
Cyclohexylmagnesium
bromide
MgBr
2-Cyclohexylethanol
CH
2
CH
2
OH
Ethylene oxide
H
2
C CH
2
O
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-PropanolIsopropyl propanoate 2-Propanol
H11001 HOCH(CH
3
)
2
CH
3
CH
2
COCH(CH
3
)
2
O
4D
2
O
Methanol-d-O-d
4DCH
2
OD H11001
H11002
Al(OD)
4
H11002
Al(OCH
2
D)
4
HC
H
O
AlD
3
D
H11002
HC
H
D
OAlD
3
H11002
(DCH
2
O)
4
Al
H110023HCH
O
NaBD
4
CD
3
OH
Benzaldehyde
C
6
H
5
CH
O
Benzyl alcohol-1-d
C
6
H
5
CHOH
D
NaBD
4
CH
3
OD
(CH
3
)
2
C (CH
3
)
2
COD
2-Propanol-2-d-O-dAcetone
O
D
H11001CH
3
COD
CH
3
D
CH
3
C
CH
3
D
O B[OCD(CH
3
)
2
]
3
OCH
3
D
OCH
3
B[OCD(CH
3
)
2
]
3
H11002H11002
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Any alkyl group may be attached to the oxygen of the ester function. In the following example, it is
a methyl group.
15.6 Hydroxylation of alkenes using osmium tetraoxide is a syn addition of hydroxyl groups to the dou-
ble bond. cis-2-Butene yields the meso diol.
trans-2-Butene yields a racemic mixture of the two enantiomeric forms of the chiral diol.
The Fischer projection formulas of the three stereoisomers are
15.7 The first step is proton transfer to 1,5-pentanediol to form the corresponding alkyloxonium ion.
Rewriting the alkyloxonium ion gives
HO is equivalent toCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
O
H
H
H11001
O
H
O
HH
H11001
OH H11001 H11001HOCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
1,5-Pentanediol
H OSO
2
OH
Sulfuric acid
OSO
2
OH
H11002
Hydrogen sulfateConjugate acid of 1,5-pentanediol
HOCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
O
H
H
H11001
CH
3
CH
3
H
HHO
OH
(2S,3S)-2,3-Butanediol
CH
3
CH
3
HO
OHH
H
(2R,3R)-2,3-Butanediol
CH
3
CH
3
H
OHH
OH
meso-2,3-Butanediol
CC
H
3
C
H
H
CH
3
trans-2-Butene
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002 H11001
(2R,3R)-2,3-Butanediol (2S,3S)-2,3-Butanediol
C
HO OH
C
HH
3
C
H CH
3
HO OH
C
H
H
3
C
H
3
C
H
C
CC
H
3
C
H
CH
3
H
cis-2-Butene
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
meso-2,3-Butanediol
C
CH
3
H
3
C
H H
HO OH
C
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
HOCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
OH
3-Methyl-1,5-pentanediolDimethyl 3-methyl-1,5-pentanedioate
CH
3
OCCH
2
CHCH
2
COCH
3
O O
CH
3
CH
3
H11001 2CH
3
OH
Methanol
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The oxonium ion undergoes cyclization by intramolecular nucleophilic attack of its alcohol function
on the carbon that bears the leaving group.
Loss of a proton gives oxane.
15.8 (b) The relationship of the molecular formula of the ester (C
10
H
10
O
4
) to that of the starting dicar-
boxylic acid (C
8
H
6
O
4
) indicates that the diacid reacted with 2 moles of methanol to form a
diester.
15.9 While neither cis- nor trans-4-tert-butylcyclohexanol is a chiral molecule, the stereochemical
course of their reactions with acetic anhydride becomes evident when the relative stereochemistry
of the ester function is examined for each case. The cis alcohol yields the cis acetate.
The trans alcohol yields the trans acetate.
15.10 Glycerol has three hydroxyl groups, each of which is converted to a nitrate ester function in nitro-
glycerin.
CH
2
ONO
2
CHONO
2
CH
2
ONO
2
Nitroglycerin
CH
2
OH
CHOH
CH
2
OH
Glycerol
3HNO
3
H
2
SO
4
H11001(CH
3
)
3
C
OH
trans-4-tert-Butylcyclohexanol
CH
3
COCCH
3
O O
Acetic anhydride
(CH
3
)
3
C
OCCH
3
O
trans-4-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acetate
H11001(CH
3
)
3
C
OH
cis-4-tert-Butylcyclohexanol
CH
3
COCCH
3
O O
Acetic anhydride
(CH
3
)
3
C
OCCH
3
O
cis-4-tert-Butylcyclohexyl acetate
H11001 COHHOC
O O
H
H11001
2CH
3
OH
Methanol 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid
COCH
3
CH
3
OC
O O
Dimethyl 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate
H11001
O
Oxane
O
H
H11001
Conjugate acid
of oxane
H11001 OSO
2
OH
H11002
Hydrogen
sulfate
Sulfuric acid
H OSO
2
OH
H11001 H
2
O
O
H
H11001
O
H
O
H
H11001
Conjugate acid of
1,5-pentanediol
Conjugate acid
of oxane
Water
H
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15.11 (b) The substrate is a secondary alcohol and so gives a ketone on oxidation with sodium dichro-
mate. 2-Octanone has been prepared in 92–96% yield under these reaction conditions.
(c) The alcohol is primary, and so oxidation can produce either an aldehyde or a carboxylic acid,
depending on the reaction conditions. Here the oxidation is carried out under anhydrous condi-
tions using pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC), and the product is the corresponding aldehyde.
15.12 (b) Biological oxidation of CH
3
CD
2
OH leads to loss of one of the C-1 deuterium atoms to NAD
H11001
.
The dihydropyridine ring of the reduced form of the coenzyme will bear a single deuterium.
(c) The deuterium atom of CH
3
CH
2
OD is lost as D
H11001
. The reduced form of the coenzyme contains
no deuterium.
15.13 (b) Oxidation of the carbon–oxygen bonds to carbonyl groups accompanies their cleavage.
(c) The CH
2
OH group is cleaved from the ring as formaldehyde to leave cyclopentanone.
HIO
4
H11001
OH
CH
2
OH
1-(Hydroxymethyl)-
cyclopentanol
O
Cyclopentanone
O
HCH
Formaldehyde
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH CHCH
2
C
6
H
5
OH OH
1-Phenyl-5-methyl-2,3-hexanediol
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH H11001
O
HCCH
2
C
6
H
5
O
3-Methylbutanal 2-Phenylethanal
HIO
4
CH
3
CH
2
OD D
H11001
CH
3
CH
O
H11001H11001H11001
alcohol
dehydrogenase
CNH
2
N
R
O
H11001
CNH
2
HH
N
R
O
Ethanol-O-d Ethanal NADHNAD
H11001
CH
3
CD
2
OH H
H11001
CH
3
CD
O
H11001H11001H11001
alcohol
dehydrogenase
CNH
2
N
R
O
H11001
CNH
2
HD
N
R
O
1,1-Dideuterio-
ethanol
1-Deuterio-
ethanal
NADDNAD
H11001
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Heptanol Heptanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O
PCC
CH
2
Cl
2
CH
3
CH(CH
2
)
5
CH
3
OH
2-Octanol
CH
3
C(CH
2
)
5
CH
3
O
2-Octanone
Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
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15.14 Thiols may be prepared from the corresponding alkyl halide by reaction with thiourea followed by
treatment of the isothiouronium salt with base.
Thus, an acceptable synthesis of 1-hexanethiol from 1-hexanol would be
15.15 The three main components of “essence of skunk” are
15.16 The molecular weight of 2-methyl-2-butanol is 88. A peak in its mass spectrum at mH20862z 70 corre-
sponds to loss of water from the molecular ion. The peaks at mH20862z 73 and mH20862z 59 represent stable
cations corresponding to the cleavages shown in the equation.
15.17 (a) The appropriate alkene for the preparation of 1-butanol by a hydroboration–oxidation
sequence is 1-butene. Remember, hydroboration–oxidation leads to hydration of alkenes with
a regioselectivity opposite to that seen in acid-catalyzed hydration.
(b) 1-Butanol can be prepared by reaction of a Grignard reagent with formaldehyde.
An appropriate Grignard reagent is propylmagnesium bromide.
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
MgBr CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Butanol
H11001 HCH
O
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
Br CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
MgBr
Propylmagnesium bromide1-Bromopropane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
H11001CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH HCH
O
H11002
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OHCH
3
CH
2
CH CH
2
1. B
2
H
6
2. H
2
O
2
, HO
H11002
1-Butene 1-Butanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
OH
C
H11001
CH
3
H11001 CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
OH
H11001
H11001CH
3
CCH
3
OH
CH
2
CH
3
H11001
m/z 73 m/z 59
CC
H
3
C
CH
2
SHH
H
trans-2-Butene-1-thiol
HH
CC
H
3
C CH
2
SH
cis-2-Butene-1-thiol3-Methyl-1-butanethiol
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
SH
CH
3
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
2
OH
1-Hexanol
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
2
Br
1-Bromohexane
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
2
SH
1-Hexanethiol
PBr
3
HBr, heat
1. (H
2
N)
2
CS
2. NaOH
Isothiouronium salt
(not isolated)
H11001
NaOH
RBr
Alkyl
bromide
(H
2
N)
2
CS
Thiourea
RSH
Thiol
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(c) Alternatively, 1-butanol may be prepared by the reaction of a Grignard reagent with ethylene
oxide.
In this case, ethylmagnesium bromide would be used.
(d) Primary alcohols may be prepared by reduction of the carboxylic acid having the same num-
ber of carbons. Among the reagents we have discussed, the only one that is effective in the
reduction of carboxylic acids is lithium aluminum hydride. The four-carbon carboxylic acid
butanoic acid is the proper substrate.
(e) Reduction of esters can be accomplished using lithium aluminum hydride. The correct methyl
ester is methyl butanoate.
( f ) A butyl ester such as butyl acetate may be reduced with lithium aluminum hydride to prepare
1-butanol.
(g) Because 1-butanol is a primary alcohol having four carbons, butanal must be the aldehyde that
is hydrogenated. Suitable catalysts are nickel, palladium, platinum, and ruthenium.
(h) Sodium borohydride reduces aldehydes and ketones efficiently. It does not reduce carboxylic
acids, and its reaction with esters is too slow to be of synthetic value.
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-ButanolButanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O
NaBH
4
water, ethanol,
or methanol
H
2
, Pt
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-ButanolButanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH CH
3
CH
2
OH
1-Butanol EthanolButyl acetate
CH
3
COCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
O
H11001
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
COCH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH CH
3
OH
1-Butanol MethanolMethyl butanoate
O
H11001
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
COH CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-ButanolButanoic acid
O
CH
3
CH
2
MgBr CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OHH11001
1-ButanolEthylene oxide
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
H
2
C CH
2
O
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
2
Br CH
3
CH
2
MgBr
Ethylmagnesium bromideEthyl bromide
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001
H11002
CH
3
CH
2
H
2
C CH
2
O
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15.18 (a) Both (Z)- and (E)-2-butene yield 2-butanol on hydroboration–oxidation.
(b) Disconnection of one of the bonds to the carbon that bears the hydroxyl group reveals a feasi-
ble route using a Grignard reagent and propanal.
The synthetic sequence is
(c) Another disconnection is related to a synthetic route using a Grignard reagent and acetaldehyde.
(d–f ) Because 2-butanol is a secondary alcohol, it can be prepared by reduction of a ketone having
the same carbon skeleton, in this case 2-butanone. All three reducing agents indicated in the
equations are satisfactory.
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
2-Butanol2-Butanone
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
O
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
NaBH
4
CH
3
OH
2-Butanol2-Butanone
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
O
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
H
2
, Pd
(or Pt, Ni, Ru)
2-Butanol2-Butanone
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
O
CH
3
CH
2
Br
Ethylmagnesium
bromide
OH
CH
3
CH
2
MgBr CH
3
CH
2
CHCH
3
Mg
diethyl ether
1. CH
3
CH
2. H
3
O
H11001
O
2-ButanolEthyl bromide
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
CH
Acetaldehyde
OH
CH
3
CH H11001
O
Disconnect this bond.
CH
3
CH
2
C
H11002
CH
3
MgBr
Methylmagnesium
bromide
Methyl
bromide
CH
3
Br
Mg
diethyl ether
2-Butanol
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
OH
1. CH
3
CH
2
CH
2. H
3
O
H11001
O
CH
3
H11002
H11001
Propanal
HCCH
2
CH
3
O
CHCH
2
CH
3
H
3
C
OH
Disconnect this bond.
1. B
2
H
6
2. H
2
O
2
, HO
H11002
(Z)- or (E)-2-butene
CH
3
CH CHCH
3
2-Butanol
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
OH
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15.19 (a) All the carbon–carbon disconnections are equivalent.
The synthesis via a Grignard reagent and acetone is
(b) An alternative route to tert-butyl alcohol is addition of a Grignard reagent to an ester. Esters
react with 2 moles of Grignard reagent. Thus, tert-butyl alcohol may be formed by reacting
methyl acetate with 2 moles of methylmagnesium iodide. Methyl alcohol is formed as a by-
product of the reaction.
15.20 (a) All of the primary alcohols having the molecular formula C
5
H
12
O may be prepared by reduc-
tion of aldehydes. The appropriate equations are
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
2,2-Dimethylpropanal
O
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2
OH
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
3-Methylbutanal
O
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH
3-Methyl-1-butanol
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
OH
2-Methyl-1-butanol
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
2-Methylbutanal
CH
3
CH
2
CHCH
O
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CHCH
2
OH
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Pentanol
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
Pentanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O
Methyl acetate tert-Butyl alcoholMethylmagnesium
iodide
C
CH
3
CH
3
OH
CH
3
CH
3
COCH
3
O
H11001
Methyl
alcohol
CH
3
OHH110012CH
3
MgI
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
CH
3
Br
Methylmagnesium
bromide
CH
3
MgBr (CH
3
)
3
COH
Mg
diethyl ether
1. CH
3
CCH
3
2. H
3
O
H11001
O
tert-Butyl alcoholMethyl
bromide
CH
3
CCH
3
Acetone
C
CH
3
H
3
COH
CH
3
O
H11001CH
3
H11002
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(b) The secondary alcohols having the molecular formula C
5
H
12
O may be prepared by reduction
of ketones.
(c) As with the reduction of aldehydes in part (a), reduction of carboxylic acids yields primary
alcohols. For example, 1-pentanol may be prepared by reduction of pentanoic acid.
The remaining primary alcohols, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, and 2,2-dimethyl-
1-propanol, may be prepared in the same way.
(d) As with carboxylic acids, esters may be reduced using lithium aluminum hydride to give
primary alcohols. For example, 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol may be prepared by reduction of
methyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate.
15.21 (a) The suggested synthesis
is a poor one because bromination of butane yields a mixture of 1-bromobutane and
2-bromobutane, 2-bromobutane being the major product.
Br
2
light or heat
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
Butane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
Br
1-Bromobutane
(minor product)
2-Bromobutane
(major product)
H11001 CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
Br
Br
2
light or heat
KOH
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
Butane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
Br
1-Bromobutane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Butanol
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
Methyl
2,2-dimethylpropanoate
O
(CH
3
)
3
CCOCH
3
2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2
OH
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
Pentanoic acid
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
COH
1-Pentanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
3-Methyl-2-butanone
O
(CH
3
)
2
CHCCH
3
3-Methyl-2-butanol
OH
(CH
3
)
2
CHCHCH
3
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
3-Pentanone
O
CH
3
CH
2
CCH
2
CH
3
3-Pentanol
OH
CH
3
CH
2
CHCH
2
CH
3
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
2-Pentanone
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CCH
3
2-Pentanol
OH
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
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(b) The suggested synthesis
will fail because the reaction of 2-bromo-2-methylpropane with potassium hydroxide will
proceed by elimination rather than by substitution. The first step in the process, selective
bromination of 2-methylpropane to 2-bromo-2-methylpropane, is satisfactory because bromi-
nation is selective for substitution of tertiary hydrogens in the presence of secondary and pri-
mary ones.
(c) Benzyl alcohol, unlike 1-butanol and 2-methyl-2-propanol, can be prepared effectively by this
method.
Free-radical bromination of toluene is selective for the benzylic position. Benzyl bromide can-
not undergo elimination, and so nucleophilic substitution of bromide by hydroxide will work
well.
(d) The desired transformation
fails because it produces more than one enantiomer. The reactant ethylbenzene is achiral and
although its bromination will be highly regioselective for the benzylic position, the product
will be a racemic mixture of (R) and (S)-1-bromo-1-phenylethane. The alcohol produced by
hydrolysis will also be racemic. Furthermore, the hydrolysis step will give mostly styrene by
an E2 elimination, rather than 1-phenylethanol by nucleophilic substitution.
15.22 Glucose contains five hydroxyl groups and an aldehyde functional group. Its hydrogenation will not
affect the hydroxyl groups but will reduce the aldehyde to a primary alcohol.
15.23 (a) 1-Phenylethanol is a secondary alcohol and so can be prepared by the reaction of a Grignard
reagent with an aldehyde. One combination is phenylmagnesium bromide and ethanal
(acetaldehyde).
C
6
H
5
MgBr H11001C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
1-Phenylethanol Phenylmagnesium
bromide
HCCH
3
O
Ethanal
(acetaldehyde)
H
2
(120 atm)
Ni, 140H11034C
HO
OH OH O
OH OH
H
Glucose
HO
OH OH
OH OH
OH
Sorbitol
Br
2
light or heat
KOH
CH
2
CH
3
Ethylbenzene
CHCH
3
Br
1-Bromo-1-phenylethane
CHCH
3
OH
1-Phenylethanol
Br
2
light or heat
KOH
CH
3
Toluene
CH
2
Br
Benzyl bromide
CH
2
OH
Benzyl alcohol
Br
2
light or heat
KOH
(CH
3
)
3
CH
2-Methylpropane
(CH
3
)
3
CBr
2-Bromo-2-
methylpropane
(CH
3
)
3
COH
2-Methyl-2-
propanol
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 375
Grignard reagents—phenylmagnesium bromide in this case—are always prepared by reaction
of magnesium metal and the corresponding halide. Starting with bromobenzene, a suitable
synthesis is described by the sequence
(b) An alternative disconnection of 1-phenylethanol reveals a second route using benzaldehyde
and a methyl Grignard reagent.
Equations representing this approach are
(c) Aldehydes are, in general, obtainable by oxidation of the corresponding primary alcohol.
By recognizing that benzaldehyde can be obtained by oxidation of benzyl alcohol with PCC,
we write
(d) The conversion of acetophenone to 1-phenylethanol is a reduction.
Any of a number of reducing agents could be used. These include
1. NaBH
4
, CH
3
OH
2. LiAlH
4
in diethyl ether, then H
2
O
3. H
2
and a Pt, Pd, Ni, or Ru catalyst
reducing agent
Acetophenone
O
C
6
H
5
CCH
3
1-Phenylethanol
C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
PCC
CH
2
Cl
2
1-PhenylethanolBenzyl alcohol
C
6
H
5
CH
2
OH C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
2. H
3
O
H11001
1. CH
3
MgI, diethyl ether
Benzaldehyde
C
6
H
5
CH
O
CH
3
I
Iodomethane
CH
3
MgI
Methylmagnesium
iodide
Mg
diethyl ether
1-Phenylethanol
C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
2. H
3
O
H11001
1. C
6
H
5
CH
O
H11001C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
1-Phenylethanol Benzaldehyde
C
6
H
5
CH
O
CH
3
MgI
Methylmagnesium
iodide
C
6
H
5
MgBrC
6
H
5
Br
Bromobenzene Phenylmagnesium
bromide
1-Phenylethanol
Mg
diethyl ether
1. CH
3
CH
2. H
3
O
H11001
C
6
H
5
CHCH
3
OH
O
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(e) Benzene can be employed as the ultimate starting material in a synthesis of 1-phenylethanol.
Friedel–Crafts acylation of benzene gives acetophenone, which can then be reduced as in
part (d).
Acetic anhydride can be used in place of acetyl chloride.
15.24 2-Phenylethanol is an ingredient in many perfumes, to which it imparts a rose-like fragrance.
Numerous methods have been employed for its synthesis.
(a) As a primary alcohol having two more carbon atoms than bromobenzene, it can be formed by
reaction of a Grignard reagent, phenylmagnesium bromide, with ethylene oxide.
The desired reaction sequence is therefore
(b) Hydration of sytrene with a regioselectivity contrary to that of Markovnikov’s rule is required.
This is accomplished readily by hydroboration–oxidation.
(c) Reduction of aldehydes yields primary alcohols.
Among the reducing agents that could be (and have been) used are
1. NaBH
4
, CH
3
OH
2. LiAlH
4
in diethyl ether, then H
2
O
3. H
2
and a Pt, Pd, Ni, or Ru catalyst
(d) Esters are readily reduced to primary alcohols with lithium aluminum hydride.
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
C
6
H
5
CH
2
COCH
2
CH
3
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2-PhenylethanolEthyl 2-phenylethanoate
O
reducing agent
2-Phenylethanol
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2-Phenylethanal
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
O
1. B
2
H
6
, diglyme
2. H
2
O
2
, HO
H11002
2-Phenylethanol
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
Styrene
C
6
H
5
CH CH
2
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
2
H
2
C
O
1.
2. H
3
O
H11001
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2-Phenylethanol
C
6
H
5
MgBr
Phenylmagnesium
bromide
C
6
H
5
Br
Bromobenzene
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001C
6
H
5
MgBr H
2
CCH
2
O
O O
(CH
3
COCCH
3
)
H11001
O
CH
3
CCl
Acetyl chloride
AlCl
3
Benzene Acetophenone
O
CCH
3
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 377
(e) The only reagent that is suitable for the direct reduction of carboxylic acids to primary alco-
hols is lithium aluminum hydride.
Alternatively, the carboxylic acid could be esterified with ethanol and the resulting ethyl
2-phenylethanoate reduced.
15.25 (a) Thiols are made from alkyl halides by reaction with thiourea, followed by hydrolysis of the
isothiouronium salt in base. The first step must therefore be a conversion of the alcohol to an
alkyl bromide.
(b) To obtain 1-hexanol from alcohols having four carbons or fewer, a two-carbon chain exten-
sion must be carried out. This suggests reaction of a Grignard reagent with ethylene oxide.
The retrosynthetic path for this approach is
The reaction sequence therefore becomes
Given the constraints of the problem, we prepare ethylene oxide by the sequence
(c) The target molecule 2-hexanol may be mentally disconnected as shown to a four-carbon unit
and a two-carbon unit.
CH
3
CH CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
H11001CH
3
CH CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
H11002
OH
O
Ethylene
H
2
C
H
2
SO
4
heat
CH
3
COOH
O
CH
3
CH
2
OH
Ethanol
CH
2
H
2
C CH
2
O
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
Br
1-Bromobutane
from part (a)
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
MgBr
Butylmagnesium bromide
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Hexanol
2. H
3
O
H11001
1. H
2
C CH
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
MgBr H
2
C CH
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
SH
1-Butanethiol1-Bromobutane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
Br
1-Butanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2. NaOH
1. (H
2
N)
2
C S
or PBr
3
HBr
H
H11001
C
6
H
5
CH
2
COCH
2
CH
3
Ethyl 2-phenylethanoate
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2-Phenylethanol2-Phenylethanoic
acid
Ethanol
CH
3
CH
2
OHC
6
H
5
CH
2
COH
O O
reduce as in
part (d)
H11001
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
C
6
H
5
CH
2
COH C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
2-Phenylethanol2-Phenylethanoic acid
O
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The alternative disconnection to
H11002
:CH
3
and reveals a plausible approach
to 2-hexanol but is inconsistent with the requirement of the problem that limits starting mate-
rials to four carbons or fewer. The five-carbon aldehyde would have to be prepared first, mak-
ing for a lengthy overall synthetic scheme.
An appropriate synthesis based on alcohols as starting materials is
(d) Hexanal may be obtained from 1-hexanol [prepared in part (b)] by oxidation in
dichloromethane using pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) or pyridinium dichromate (PDC).
(e) Oxidation of 2-hexanol from part (c) yields 2-hexanone.
PCC or PDC can also be used for this transformation.
( f ) Oxidation of 1-hexanol with chromic acid (sodium or potassium dichromate in aqueous sul-
furic acid) yields hexanoic acid. Use of PDC or PCC in dichloromethane is not acceptable
because those reagents yield aldehydes on reaction with primary alcohols.
(g) Fischer esterification of hexanoic acid with ethanol produces ethyl hexanoate.
(h) Vicinal diols are normally prepared by hydroxylation of alkenes with osmium tetraoxide and
tert-butyl hydroperoxide.
2-Methylpropene 2-Methyl-1,2-
propanediol
(CH
3
)
2
CCH
2
OH
OH
(CH
3
)
2
CCH
2
OsO
4
(CH
3
)
3
COOH, HO
H11002
(CH
3
)
3
COH
CH
3
CH
2
OHH11001CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CO
2
H
Hexanoic acid
from part ( f )
Ethyl hexanoateEthanol
H
H11001
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
COCH
2
CH
3
O
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
2
OH CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CO
2
H
1-Hexanol from part (b) Hexanoic acid
K
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
OH
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
O
2-Hexanol 2-Hexanone
Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
2
OH CH
3
(CH
2
)
4
CH
O
PCC or PDC
CH
2
Cl
2
1-Hexanol from part (b) Hexanal
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
2-HexanolButylmagnesium bromide
from part (b)
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
MgBr H11001
2. H
3
O
H11001
1. diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
O
Ethanal
OH
CH
3
CH
2
OH CH
3
CH
O
PCC
CH
2
Cl
Ethanol Ethanal
O
HCCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 379
The required alkene is available by dehydration of 2-methyl-2-propanol.
(i) The desired aldehyde can be prepared by oxidation of the corresponding primary alcohol with
PCC or PDC.
The necessary alcohol is available through reaction of a tert-butyl Grignard reagent with
formaldehyde, as shown by the disconnection
15.26 (a) The simplest route to this primary chloride from benzene is through the corresponding alco-
hol. The first step is the two-carbon chain extension used in Problem 15.24a.
The preparation of ethylene oxide is shown in Problem 15.25b.
2-Phenylethanol
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Chloro-2-phenylethane
CH
2
CH
2
Cl
SOCl
2
Benzene Bromobenzene
Br
2-Phenylethanol
CH
2
CH
2
OH
Br
2
FeBr
3
CH
2
1. Mg, diethyl ether
3. H
3
O
H11001
2. H
2
C
O
(CH
3
)
3
CMgCl
1,1-Dimethylethylmagnesium
chloride (tert-butylmagnesium
chloride)
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2
OH
2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol
1. H
2
C
2. H
3
O
H11001
O, diethyl ether
(CH
3
)
3
COH
2-Methyl-2-propanol
(tert-butyl alcohol)
(CH
3
)
3
CCl
2-Chloro-
2-methylpropane
(tert-butyl chloride)
(CH
3
)
3
CMgCl
1,1-Dimethylethyl-
magnesium chloride
(tert-butylmagnesium chloride)
HCl
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
OH
Methanol Formaldehyde
HCH
O
PCC or PDC
CH
2
Cl
2
H11001(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2
OH (CH
3
)
3
CMgCl H
2
CO
2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
2
OH
2,2-Dimethylpropanal
PCC or PDC
CH
2
Cl
2
(CH
3
)
3
CCH
O
2-Methyl-2-propanol 2-Methylpropene
(CH
3
)
3
COH
H
3
PO
4
heat
(CH
3
)
2
CCH
2
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(b) A Friedel–Crafts acylation is the best approach to the target ketone.
Because carboxylic acid chlorides are prepared from the corresponding acids, we write
(c) Wolff–Kishner or Clemmensen reduction of the ketone just prepared in part (b) affords
isobutylbenzene.
A less direct approach requires three steps:
15.27 (a) Because 1-phenylcyclopentanol is a tertiary alcohol, a likely synthesis would involve reaction
of a ketone and a Grignard reagent. Thus, a reasonable last step is treatment of cyclopentanone
with phenylmagnesium bromide.
Cyclopentanone is prepared by oxidation of cyclopentanol. Any one of a number of oxidizing
agents would be suitable. These include PDC or PCC in CH
2
Cl
2
or chromic acid (H
2
CrO
4
)
generated from Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
in aqueous sulfuric acid.
(b) Acid-catalyzed dehydration of 1-phenylcyclopentanol gives 1-phenylcyclopentene.
1-Phenylcyclopentene
H
2
SO
4
, heat
or
H
3
PO
4
, heat
C
6
H
5
1-Phenylcyclopentanol
OH
C
6
H
5
O
CyclopentanoneCyclopentanol
OH
H
oxidize
O
Cyclopentanone 1-Phenylcyclopentanol
OH
C
6
H
5
1. C
6
H
5
MgBr, diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1-
propanone
2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1-
propanol
NaBH
4
CH
3
OH
C
6
H
5
CHCH(CH
3
)
2
C
6
H
5
CCH(CH
3
)
2
O
OH
H
2
SO
4
H
2
Pt
2-Methyl-1-
phenylpropene
C
6
H
5
CH C(CH
3
)
2
Isobutylbenzene
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH(CH
3
)
2
heat
2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1-propanone
H
2
NNH
2
, HO
H11002
triethylene glycol, heat
or Zn(Hg), HCl
Isobutylbenzene
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH(CH
3
)
2
C
6
H
5
CCH(CH
3
)
2
O
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
OH
2-Methyl-1-propanol 2-Methylpropanoyl
chloride
K
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, heat
SOCl
2
2-Methylpropanoic
acid
(CH
3
)
2
CHCOH
O
(CH
3
)
2
CHCCl
O
Benzene 2-Methylpropanoyl
chloride
2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1-
propanone
AlCl
3
H11001 (CH
3
)
2
CHCCl
O
CCH(CH
3
)
2
O
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(c) Hydroboration–oxidation of 1-phenylcyclopentene gives trans-2-phenylcyclopentanol. The
elements of water (H and OH) are added across the double bond opposite to Markovnikov’s
rule and syn to each other.
(d) Oxidation of trans-2-phenylcyclopentanol converts this secondary alcohol to the desired
ketone. Any of the Cr(VI)-derived oxidizing agents mentioned in part (a) for oxidation of
cyclopentanol to cyclopentanone is satisfactory.
(e) The standard procedure for preparing cis-1,2-diols is by hydroxylation of alkenes with
osmium tetraoxide.
( f ) The desired compound is available either by ozonolysis of 1-phenylcyclopentene:
or by periodic acid cleavage of the diol in part (e):
(g) Reduction of both carbonyl groups in the product of part ( f ) gives the desired diol.
H
2
, Pt (or Pd, Ni, Ru)
or
NaBH
4
, H
2
O
or
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
5-Oxo-1-phenyl-1-pentanone
C
6
H
5
CCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O O
1-Phenyl-1,5-pentanediol
C
6
H
5
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
OH
HIO
4
5-Oxo-1-phenyl-1-pentanone
C
6
H
5
CCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O O
1-Phenyl-cis-1,2-
cyclopentanediol
HO
OH
C
6
H
5
H
H
C
6
H
5
1. O
3
2. H
2
O, Zn
1-Phenylcyclopentene 5-Oxo-1-phenyl-1-pentanone
C
6
H
5
CCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CH
O O
H
C
6
H
5
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
1-Phenylcyclopentene 1-Phenyl-cis-1,2-cyclopentanediol
HO
H
OH
C
6
H
5
Cr(VI) oxidation
2-Phenylcyclopentanonetrans-2-Phenylcyclo-
pentanol
HO
H
H
C
6
H
5
O
H
C
6
H
5
H
C
6
H
5
1. B
2
H
6
, diglyme
2. H
2
O
2
, HO
H11002
1-Phenylcyclopentene trans-2-Phenylcyclopentanol
HO
H
H
C
6
H
5
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15.28 (a, b) Primary alcohols react in two different ways on being heated with acid catalysts: they can
condense to form dialkyl ethers or undergo dehydration to yield alkenes. Ether formation is
favored at lower temperature, and alkene formation is favored at higher temperature.
(c) Nitrate esters are formed by the reaction of alcohols with nitric acid in the presence of a
sulfuric acid catalyst.
(d) Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes.
(e) Potassium dichromate in aqueous sulfuric acid oxidizes primary alcohols to carboxylic acids.
( f ) Amide ion, a strong base, abstracts a proton from 1-propanol to form ammonia and
1-propanolate ion. This is an acid–base reaction.
(g) With acetic acid and in the presence of an acid catalyst, 1-propanol is converted to its acetate
ester.
This is an equilibrium process that slightly favors products.
(h) Alcohols react with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride to give p-toluenesulfonate esters.
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001H11001HCl
p-Toluenesulfonyl chloride
CH
3
SO
2
Cl
pyridine
Propyl p-toluenesulfonate
O
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OS CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol Propyl acetate
HCl
Acetic acid
CH
3
COHH11001
Water
H
2
OH11001
O
CH
3
COCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
O
NaNH
2
H11001
Sodium amide
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
ONa
Sodium 1-propanolate
NH
3
H11001
Ammonia
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol Propanoic acid
K
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
heat
CH
3
CH
2
COH
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol Propanal
PCC
CH
2
Cl
2
CH
3
CH
2
CH
O
HONO
2
H11001
Nitric acid
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
ONO
2
Propyl nitrate
H
2
OH11001
Water
H
2
SO
4
(cat)
2CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
Dipropyl ether
H
2
OH11001
Water
H
2
SO
4
140°C
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol
H
2
OH11001
Water
H
2
SO
4
200°C
Propene
CH
3
CH CH
2
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 383
(i) Acyl chlorides convert alcohols to esters.
( j) The reagent is benzoic anhydride. Carboxylic acid anhydrides react with alcohols to give
esters.
(k) The reagent is succinic anhydride, a cyclic anhydride. Esterification occurs, but in this case
the resulting ester and carboxylic acid functions remain part of the same molecule.
15.29 (a) On being heated in the presence of sulfuric acid, tertiary alcohols undergo elimination.
(b) The combination of reagents specified converts alkenes to vicinal diols.
(c) Hydroboration–oxidation of the double bond takes place with a regioselectivity that is
opposite to Markovnikov’s rule. The elements of water are added in a stereospecific syn
fashion.
(d) Lithium aluminum hydride reduces carboxylic acids to primary alcohols, but does not reduce
carbon–carbon double bonds.
CO
2
H
Cyclopentene-4-
carboxylic acid
CH
2
OH
(3-Cyclopentenyl)-
methanol
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
C
6
H
5
1-Phenylcyclobutene
C
6
H
5
HO
H
trans-2-Phenylcyclobutanol
(82%)
1. B
2
H
6
, diglyme
2. H
2
O
2
, HO
H11002
(CH
3
)
3
COOH, OsO
4
(cat)
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
2,3-Dimethyl-2-butene
(CH
3
)
2
C C(CH
3
)
2
2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol
(72%)
(CH
3
)
2
C C(CH
3
)
2
HO OH
H
2
SO
4
heat
H
3
CC
6
H
5
4-Methyl-1-
phenylcyclohexene (81%)
4-Methyl-1-
phenylcyclohexanol
H
3
C
C
6
H
5
OH
pyridine
Hydrogen propyl succinate
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OCCH
2
CH
2
COH
O O
H11001CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol Succinic
anhydride
O
O
O
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001 H11001
pyridine
Benzoic anhydride
C
6
H
5
COCC
6
H
5
O O
Propyl benzoate
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OCC
6
H
5
O
Benzoic acid
C
6
H
5
COH
O
1-Propanol
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH H11001H11001HCl
pyridine
p-Methoxybenzoyl chloride
O
CH
3
O CCl
Propyl p-methoxybenzoate
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OC OCH
3
O
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(e) Chromic acid oxidizes the secondary alcohol to the corresponding ketone but does not affect
the triple bond.
(f ) Lithium aluminum hydride reduces carbonyl groups efficiently but does not normally react
with double bonds.
(g) Alcohols react with acyl chlorides to yield esters. The O@H bond is broken in this reaction;
the C@O bond of the alcohol remains intact on ester formation.
(h) Carboxylic acid anhydrides react with alcohols to give esters. Here, too, the spatial orientation
of the C@O bond remains intact.
(i) The substrate is a carboxylic acid and undergoes Fischer esterification with methanol.
CH
3
OH
H
2
SO
4
4-Chloro-3,5-
dinitrobenzoic acid
COH
O
2
N
O
2
N
Cl
O
Methyl 4-chloro-3,5-
dinitrobenzoate (96%)
O
2
N
O
2
N
Cl COCH
3
O
H11001H11001
exo-Bicyclo[2.2.1]-
heptan-2-ol
OH
H
Acetic anhydride
CH
3
COCCH
3
O O
exo-Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-
2-yl acetate (90%)
OCCH
3
H
O
Acetic acid
CH
3
COH
O
pyridine
3,5-Dinitrobenzoyl chloride
CCl
O
2
N
O
2
N
O
trans-3-Methylcyclohexanol
OH
H
3
C
trans-3-Methylcyclohexyl-3,5-
dinitrobenzoate (74%)
NO
2
NO
2
O
OC
H
3
CH11001
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
CH
3
CCH
2
CH CHCH
2
CCH
3
4-Octen-2,7-dione
OO
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH CHCH
2
CHCH
3
4-Octen-2,7-diol (75%)
OH
H
2
CrO
4
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
acetone
3-Octyn-2-one (80%)
CH
3
CC C(CH
2
)
3
CH
3
O
3-Octyn-2-ol
C(CH
2
)
3
CH
3
CH
3
CHC
OH
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( j) Both ester functions are cleaved by reduction with lithium aluminum hydride. The product is
a diol.
(k) Treatment of the diol obtained in part ( j) with periodic acid brings about its cleavage to two
carbonyl compounds.
15.30 Only the hydroxyl groups on C-1 and C-4 can be involved, since only these two can lead to a five-
membered cyclic ether.
Any other combination of hydroxyl groups would lead to a strained three-membered or four-
membered ring and is unfavorable under conditions of acid catalysis.
15.31 Hydroxylation of alkenes with osmium tetraoxide is a syn addition. A racemic mixture of the 2R,3S
and 2S,3R stereoisomers is formed from cis-2-pentene.
trans-2-Pentene gives a racemic mixture of the 2R,3R and 2S,3S stereoisomers.
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
H
H
3
C
CH
2
CH
3
H
trans-2-Pentene
OH
OH
H
3
C
CH
2
CH
3
H
H
2R,3R-2,3-Pentanediol
H
3
C H
CH
2
CH
3
H
HO
OH
2S,3S-2,3-Pentanediol
H11001
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
H
H
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
cis-2-Pentene
OH
OH
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
H
H
2S,3R-2,3-Pentanediol
CH
3
H
CH
2
CH
3
H
HO
OH
2R,3S-2,3-Pentanediol
H11001
1,2,4-Butanetriol
HOCH
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
OH
OH
H
H11001
heat
H11001 H
2
O
3-Hydroxyoxolane
(C
4
H
8
O
2
)
HO
O
HIO
4
H
3
C
CH
2
OHHO
H11001
O
HCH
O
H
3
C
(74%)
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
H
3
C
COCH
3
O
CH
3
CO
O
H11001H11001CH
3
CH
2
OH CH
3
OH
H
3
C
CH
2
OHHO
(96%)
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15.32 (a) The task of converting a ketone to an alkene requires first the reduction of the ketone to an
alcohol and then dehydration. In practice the two-step transformation has been carried out in
54% yield by treating the ketone with sodium borohydride and then heating the resulting
alcohol with p-toluenesulfonic acid.
Of course, sodium borohydride may be replaced by other suitable reducing agents, and
p-toluenesulfonic acid is not the only acid that could be used in the dehydration step.
(b) This problem and the next one illustrate the value of reasoning backward. The desired prod-
uct, cyclohexanol, can be prepared cleanly from cyclohexanone.
Once cyclohexanone is recognized to be a key intermediate, the synthetic pathway becomes
apparent—what is needed is a method to convert the indicated starting material to cyclohexa-
none. The reagent ideally suited to this task is periodic acid. The synthetic sequence to be fol-
lowed is therefore
(c) No direct method allows a second hydroxyl group to be introduced at C-2 of 1-phenylcyclo-
hexanol in a single step. We recognize the product as a vicinal diol and recall that such com-
pounds are available by hydroxylation of alkenes.
This tells us that we must first dehydrate the tertiary alcohol, then hydroxylate the resulting
alkene.
The syn stereoselectivity of the hydroxylation step ensures that the product will have its
hydroxyl groups cis, as the problem requires.
H
2
SO
4
heat
(CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH
OsO
4
, HO
H11002
C
6
H
5
OH
1-Phenylcyclohexanol
C
6
H
5
1-Phenylcyclohexene
C
6
H
5
OH
OH
1-Phenyl-cis-1,2-
cyclohexanediol
C
6
H
5
OH
OH
C
6
H
5
OH
C
6
H
5
HIO
4
NaBH
4
CH
3
OH
CH
2
OH
OH
1-(Hydroxymethyl)-
cyclohexanol
O
Cyclohexanone
OH
Cyclohexanol
OH
CH
2
OH
OH
O
NaBH
4
CH
3
OH
O
OH
H
H11001
heat
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15.33 Because the target molecule is an eight-carbon secondary alcohol and the problem restricts our
choices of starting materials to alcohols of five carbons or fewer, we are led to consider building up
the carbon chain by a Grignard reaction.
The disconnection shown leads to a three-carbon aldehyde and a five-carbon Grignard reagent.
Starting with the corresponding alcohols, the following synthetic scheme seems reasonable.
First, propanal is prepared.
After converting 2-pentanol to its bromo derivative, a solution of the Grignard reagent is
prepared.
Reaction of the Grignard reagent with the aldehyde yields the desired 4-methyl-3-heptanol.
15.34 Our target molecule is void of functionality and so requires us to focus attention on the carbon skele-
ton. Notice that it can be considered to arise from three ethyl groups.
Considering the problem retrosynthetically, we can see that a key intermediate having the carbon
skeleton of the desired product is 3-methyl-3-pentanol. This becomes apparent from the fact that
alkanes may be prepared from alkenes, which in turn are available from alcohols. The desired alcohol
may be prepared from reaction of an acetate ester with a Grignard reagent, ethylmagnesium bromide.
CH
3
CORCH
3
CH
2
CHCH
2
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CCH
2
CH
3
OCH
3
OH
H11001 2CH
3
CH
2
MgBr
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
CH
CH
3
3-Methylpentane
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
1-Methylbutylmagnesium
bromide
Propanal
CH
3
CH
2
CH
O
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
MgBr
4-Methyl-3-heptanol
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
HOCHCH
2
CH
3
H11001
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
Br
2-Pentanol 2-Bromopentane 1-Methylbutylmagnesium
bromide
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
MgBr
PBr
3
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OH
1-Propanol Propanal
PCC or PDC
CH
2
Cl
2
CH
3
CH
2
CH
O
H11001CH
3
CH
2
CH
O
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
H11002
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
OH
CH
3
CH
2
CH
4-Methyl-3-heptanol
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The carbon skeleton can be assembled in one step by the reaction of ethylmagnesium bromide and
ethyl acetate.
The resulting tertiary alcohol is converted to the desired hydrocarbon by acid-catalyzed dehydration
and catalytic hydrogenation of the resulting mixture of alkenes.
Because the problem requires that ethanol be the ultimate starting material, we need to show
the preparation of the ethylmagnesium bromide and ethyl acetate used in constructing the carbon
skeleton.
15.35 (a) Retrosynthetically, we can see that the cis carbon–carbon double bond is available by hydro-
genation of the corresponding alkyne over the Lindlar catalyst.
CH
3
CH
2
CH CHCH
2
CH
2
OH CH
3
CH
2
C CCH
2
CH
2
OH
CH
3
COH
O
Acetic acid
CH
3
COCH
2
CH
3
O
Ethyl acetate
H
+
CH
3
CH
2
OHH11001
CH
3
CH
2
OH CH
3
COH
K
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O, heat
O
Ethanol Acetic acid
Mg
diethyl ether
CH
3
CH
2
Br
Ethyl bromideEthanol
CH
3
CH
2
OH
Ethylmagnesium
bromide
CH
3
CH
2
MgBr
PBr
3
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
CH
3
CH(CH
2
CH
3
)
2
3-Methylpentane
3-Methyl-3-pentanol 3-Methyl-2-pentene
CH
3
C
CH
2
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
H11001
OH
H
H11001
CHCH
3
C(CH
2
CH
3
)
2
H
2
C
2-Ethyl-1-butene
H11001trans)(cis
H
2
, Ni
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
3
Ethylmagnesium
bromide
Ethyl acetate 3-Methyl-3-pentanol
2CH
3
CH
2
MgBr CH
3
COCH
2
CH
3
O
CH
2
CH
3
H11001
OH
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 389
The @CH
2
CH
2
OH unit can be appended to an alkynide anion by reaction with ethylene
oxide.
The alkynide anion is derived from 1-butyne by alkylation of acetylene. This analysis
suggests the following synthetic sequence:
(b) The compound cited is the aldehyde derived by oxidation of the primary alcohol in part (a).
Oxidize the alcohol with PDC or PCC in CH
2
Cl
2
.
15.36 Even though we are given the structure of the starting material, it is still better to reason backward
from the target molecule rather than forward from the starting material.
The desired product contains a cyano (@CN) group. The only method we have seen so far for
introducing such a function into a molecule is by nucleophilic substitution. The last step in the syn-
thesis must therefore be
This step should work very well, since the substrate is a primary benzylic halide, cannot undergo
elimination, and is very reactive in S
N
2 reactions.
The primary benzylic halide can be prepared from the corresponding alcohol by any of a number
of methods.
Suitable reagents include HBr, PBr
3
, or SOCl
2
.
CH
2
OH
OCH
3
CH
2
X
OCH
3
CH
2
X
CN
H11002
OCH
3
H11001 X
H11002
H11001
CH
2
CN
OCH
3
PDC or PCC
in CH
2
Cl
2CC
H
CH
3
CH
2
H
CH
2
CH
2
OH
cis-3-Hexen-1-ol cis-3-Hexenal
CC
H
CH
3
CH
2
H
CH
2
CH
O
1. NaNH
2
, NH
3
1. NaNH
2
, NH
3
HC CH CH
3
CH
2
CCH
1-Butyne 3-Hexyn-1-ol
CH
3
CH
2
C CCH
2
CH
2
OH
Acetylene
2. CH
3
CH
2
Br
CC
H
CH
3
CH
2
H
CH
2
CH
2
OH
cis-3-Hexen-1-ol
H
2
Lindlar Pd
2. H
2
CCH
2
O
CH
3
CH
2
C CCH
2
CH
2
OH H11001CH
3
CH
2
C
H11002
C H
2
C CH
2
O
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Now we only need to prepare the primary alcohol from the given starting aldehyde, which is ac-
complished by reduction.
Reduction can be achieved by catalytic hydrogenation, with lithium aluminum hydride, or with
sodium borohydride.
The actual sequence of reactions as carried out is as shown.
Another three-step synthesis, which is reasonable but does not involve an alcohol as an interme-
diate, is
15.37 (a) Addition of hydrogen chloride to cyclopentadiene takes place by way of the most stable car-
bocation. In this case it is an allylic carbocation.
HCl
Cl
H11002
H11001
H11001
(Allylic carbocation;
more stable)
Cl
3-Chlorocyclopentene (80–90%)
(Compound A)
(Not allylic;
less stable)
not
Clemmensen
or Wolff–Kishner
reduction
N-bromosuccinimide
hH9263
CN
H11002
CH
OCH
3
O
m-Methoxy-
benzaldehyde
CH
3
OCH
3
m-Methoxytoluene
CH
2
Br
OCH
3
m-Methoxybenzyl
bromide
CH
2
CN
OCH
3
m-Methoxybenzyl
cyanide
H
2
, Pt
ethanol
(100% yield)
HBr, benzene
(98% yield)
NaCN
ethanol, water
(87% yield)
CH
O
OCH
3
m-Methoxy-
benzaldehyde
CH
2
OH
OCH
3
m-Methoxybenzyl
alcohol
CH
2
Br
OCH
3
m-Methoxybenzyl
bromide
CH
2
CN
OCH
3
m-Methoxybenzyl
cyanide
CH
OCH
3
O
CH
2
OH
OCH
3
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 391
Hydrolysis of 3-chlorocyclopentene gives the corresponding alcohol. Sodium bicarbonate in
water is a weakly basic solvolysis medium.
Oxidation of compound B (a secondary alcohol) gives the ketone 2-cyclopenten-1-one.
(b) Thionyl chloride converts alcohols to alkyl chlorides.
Ozonolysis cleaves the carbon–carbon double bond.
Reduction of compound E yields the corresponding alcohol.
(c) N-Bromosuccinimide is a reagent designed to accomplish benzylic bromination.
NBS
benzoyl peroxide,
heat
Br
CH
3
1-Bromo-2-methylnaphthalene
Br
CH
2
Br
1-Bromo-2-(bromomethyl)naphthalene
(compound G)
HCCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
Cl
O
4-Chloropentanal
HOCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
Cl
4-Chloro-1-pentanol
(compound F)
NaBH
4
H
2
C CHCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
Cl
HCCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
H11001 HCH
Cl
O O
1. O
3
2. reductive workup
Compound D 4-Chloropentanal
(compound E)
Formaldehyde
H
2
C
Cl
CHCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
SOCl
2
pyridine
H
2
C
OH
CHCH
2
CH
2
CHCH
3
5-Hexen-2-ol 5-Chloro-1-hexene
(compound D)
Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O
OH
Compound B
O
2-Cyclopenten-1-one
(60–68%) (compound C)
NaHCO
3
H
2
O
Cl
Compound A
OH
2-Cyclopenten-1-ol (88%)
(compound B)
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Hydrolysis of the benzylic bromide gives the corresponding benzylic alcohol. The bromine
that is directly attached to the naphthalene ring does not react under these conditions.
Oxidation of the primary alcohol with PCC gives the aldehyde.
15.38 The alcohol is tertiary and benzylic and yields a relatively stable carbocation.
The alcohol is chiral, but the carbocation is not. Thus, irrespective of which enantiomer of 2-phenyl-
2-butanol is used, the same carbocation is formed. The carbocation reacts with ethanol to give an
optically inactive mixture containing equal quantities of enantiomers (racemic).
15.39 The difference between the two ethers is that 1-O-benzylglycerol contains a vicinal diol function,
but 2-O-benzylglycerol does not. Periodic acid will react with 1-O-benzylglycerol but not with 2-O-
benzylglycerol.
HOCH
2
CHCH
2
OH no reaction
OCH
2
C
6
H
5
2-O-Benzylglycerol
HIO
4
H11001C
6
H
5
CH
2
OCH
2
CHCH
2
OH
OH
1-O-Benzylglycerol
C
6
H
5
CH
2
OCH
2
CH
O
2-Benzyloxyethanal
HCH
O
Formaldehyde
HIO
4
H
H11001
H11001H11001 C CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
OCH
2
CH
3
2-Ethoxy-2-phenylbutane
(50% R, 50% S)
C
H11001
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
1-Methyl-1-phenylpropyl
cation
CH
3
CH
2
OH
Ethanol
C CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
OH
C
H11001
CH
2
CH
3
CH
3
H
2
SO
4
2-Phenyl-2-butanol 1-Methyl-1-phenylpropyl
cation
PCC
CH
2
Cl
2
Br
CH
2
OH
(1-Bromo-2-naphthyl)methanol
Br
CH
O
1-Bromonaphthalene-2-carboxaldehyde
(compound I)
H
2
O, CaCO
3
heat
Br
CH
2
Br
1-Bromo-2-(bromomethyl)naphthalene
Br
CH
2
OH
(1-Bromo-2-naphthyl)methanol
(compound H)
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 393
15.40 The formation of an alkanethiol by reaction of an alkyl halide or alkyl p-toluenesulfonate with
thiourea occurs with inversion of configuration in the step in which the carbon–sulfur bond is
formed. Thus, the formation of (R)-2-butanethiol requires (S)-sec-butyl p-toluenesulfonate, which
then reacts with thiourea by an S
N
2 pathway. The p-toluenesulfonate is formed from the corre-
sponding alcohol by a reaction that does not involve any of the bonds to the stereogenic center.
Therefore, begin with (S)-2-butanol.
15.41 (a) Cysteine contains an GSH group and is a thiol. Oxidation of thiols gives rise to disulfides.
Biological oxidation of cysteine gives the disulfide cystine.
(b) Oxidation of a thiol yields a series of acids, including a sulfinic acid and a sulfonic acid.
Biological oxidation of cysteine can yield, in addition to the disulfide cystine, cysteine sulfinic
acid and the sulfonic acid cysteic acid.
15.42 The ratio of carbon to hydrogen in the molecular formula is C
n
H
2nH110012
(C
8
H
18
O
2
), and so the com-
pound has no double bonds or rings. The compound cannot be a vicinal diol, because it does not
react with periodic acid.
The NMR spectrum is rather simple as all peaks are singlets. The 12-proton singlet at H9254 1.2 ppm
must correspond to four equivalent methyl groups and the four-proton singlet at H9254 1.6 ppm to two
equivalent methylene groups. No nonequivalent protons can be vicinal, because no splitting is ob-
served. The two-proton singlet at H9254 2.0 ppm is due to the hydroxyl protons of the diol.
oxidizeoxidize
Cysteine
HSCH
2
CHCO
H11002
O
H11001
NH
3
Cysteine sulfinic acid (C
3
H
7
NO
4
S)
H11001
SCH
2
CHCO
H11002
OO
H11002
H11001
NH
3
HO
Cysteic acid (C
3
H
7
NO
5
S)
2H11001
SCH
2
CHCO
H11002
OO
H11002
O
H11002 H11001
NH
3
HO
RSH
Thiol Sulfinic acid Sulfonic acid
RS
H11001
OH
O
H11002
O
H11002
RS
2H11001
OH
O
H11002
oxidize
Cysteine
2HSCH
2
CHCO
H11002
H11001
NH
3
O
Cystine
H11002
OCCHCH
2
S
H11001
NH
3
O
SCH
2
CHCO
H11002
H11001
NH
3
O
2RSH
Thiol Disulfide
RSSR
oxidize
H
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
COH
(S)-2-Butanol
p-toluenesulfonyl
chloride
retention of
configuration
H
CH
3
CH
3
CH
2
COTs
(S)-sec-Butyl
p-toluenesulfonate
H
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
CHS
(R)-2-Butanethiol
1. (H
2
N)
2
C S
inversion of
configuration
2. NaOH
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The compound is 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol.
15.43 The molecular formula of compound A (C
8
H
10
O) corresponds to an index of hydrogen deficiency
of 4. The 4 hydrogen signal at H9254 7.2 ppm in the
1
H NMR spectrum suggests these unsaturations are
due to a disubstituted benzene ring. That the ring is para-substituted is supported by the symmetry
of the signal; it is a pair of doublets, not a quartet.
The broad signal (1H) at H9254 2.1 ppm undergoes rapid exchange with D
2
O, indicating it is the pro-
ton of the hydroxyl group of an alcohol. As the remaining signals are singlets, with areas of 2H and
3H, respectively, compound A can be identified as 4-methylbenzyl alcohol.
15.44 (a) This compound has only two different types of carbons. One type of carbon comes at low field
and is most likely a carbon bonded to oxygen and three other equivalent carbons. The spec-
trum leads to the conclusion that this compound is tert-butyl alcohol.
(b) Four different types of carbons occur in this compound. The only C
4
H
10
O isomers that have four
nonequivalent carbons are CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH, , and CH
3
OCH
2
CH
2
CH
3
.
The lowest field signal, the one at 69.2 ppm from the carbon that bears the oxygen substituent,
is a methine (CH). The compound is therefore 2-butanol.
(c) This compound has two equivalent CH
3
groups, as indicated by the signal at 18.9 ppm. Its
lowest field carbon is a CH
2
, and so the group @CH
2
O must be present. The compound is 2-
methyl-1-propanol.
15.45 The compound has only three carbons, none of which is a CH
3
group. Two of the carbon signals
arise from CH
2
groups; the other corresponds to a CH group. The only structure consistent with the
observed data is that of 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol.
HOCH
2
CH
2
Cl
OH
CH
H
3
CCH
2
OH
CH
3
CH
30.8 ppm
69.4 ppm18.9 ppm
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
OH
CH
3
CHCH
2
CH
3
OH
H
3
COH
CH
3
CH
3
C
31.2 ppm
68.9 ppm
CH
2
OHH
3
C
H9254 4.7 ppm
H9254 2.1 ppm
H9254 7.2 ppm
H9254 2.4 ppm
CH
3
CCH
2
CH
2
CCH
3
CH
3
CH
3
OH OH
394 ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS
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The structure cannot be correct. It would exhibit only two peaks in its
13
C NMR
spectrum, because the two terminal carbons are equivalent to each other.
15.46 The observation of a peak at m/z 31 in the mass spectrum of the compound suggests the presence of
a primary alcohol. This fragment is most likely . On the basis of this fact and the
appearance of four different carbons in the
13
C NMR spectrum, the compound is 2-ethyl-1-butanol.
15.47–15.49 Solutions to molecular modeling exercises are not provided in this Study Guide and Solutions Man-
ual. You should use Learning By Modeling for these exercises.
SELF-TEST
PART A
A-1. For each of the following reactions give the structure of the missing reactant or reagent.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
A-2. For the following reactions of 2-phenylethanol, C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH, give the correct reagent or
product(s) omitted from the equation.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d) C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH C
6
H
5
CH
2
CO
2
H
?
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH (2 mol) H
2
O
H
H11001
heat
H11001 ?
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH CH
3
CO
2
CH
2
CH
2
?
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
OH
PCC
CH
2
Cl
2
?
C
6
H
5
CH
2
SHC
6
H
5
CH
2
Br
1. ?
2. NaOH
CH
3
CH
3
OH
OH
?
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CHCH
2
OH
CH
3
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CCH
2
CH
3
?
1. diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
? 2CH
3
CH
2
MgBr CH
3
CH
2
OHH11001H11001C
6
H
5
C(CH
2
CH
3
)
2
OH
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
?
HOH
CH
3
CH
2
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
OHCH
44 ppm
65 ppm
23 ppm
11 ppm
H
2
COH
H11001
HOCH
2
CHCH
2
OH
Cl
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A-3. Write the structure of the major organic product formed in the reaction of 2-propanol with
each of the following reagents:
(a) Sodium amide (NaNH
2
)
(b) Potassium dichromate (K
2
Cr
2
O
7
) in aqueous sulfuric acid, heat
(c) PDC in dichloromethane
(d) Acetic acid in the presence of dissolved hydrogen chloride
(e) in the presence of pyridine
( f )
in the presence of pyridine
(g)
in the presence of pyridine
A-4. Outline two synthetic schemes for the preparation of 3-methyl-1-butanol using different
Grignard reagents.
A-5. Give the structure of the reactant, reagent, or product omitted from each of the following.
Show stereochemistry where important.
(a)
(b)
(c)
A-6. Give the reagents necessary to carry out each of the following transformations:
(a) Conversion of benzyl alcohol (C
6
H
5
CH
2
OH) to benzaldehyde
(b) Conversion of benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid (C
6
H
5
CO
2
H)
(c) Conversion of to
(d) Conversion of cyclohexene to cis-1,2-cyclohexanediol
A-7. Provide structures for compounds A to C in the following reaction scheme:
K
2
Cr
2
O
7
H
H11001
, H
2
O
CH
3
OH, H
H11001
1. LiAlH
4
2. H
2
O
H
H11001
, heat
A(C
5
H
12
O
2
) B(C
5
H
8
O
3
) C(C
6
H
10
O
3
)
A H11001 CH
3
OH
H
3
C
O
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OHH
2
C
CHCH
2
CH
2
CO
2
HH
2
C
(C
6
H
5
CH O)
OsO
4
, (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
? 2,3-butanediol (chiral diastereomer)
H
H11001
heat
? (a diol)
CH
3
O
OH
OH
H
CH
3
HIO
4
?
CH
3
COCCH
3
O O
CClCH
3
CH
2
O
SO
2
ClH
3
C
(CH
3
COH)
O
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ALCOHOLS, DIOLS, AND THIOLS 397
A-8. Using any necessary organic or inorganic reagents, outline a scheme for each of the follow-
ing conversions.
PART B
B-1. Ethanethiol (CH
3
CH
2
SH) is a gas at room temperature, but ethanol is a liquid. The reason for
this is
(a) The C@S@H bonds in ethanethiol are linear.
(b) The C@O@H bonds in ethanol are linear.
(c) Ethanol has a lower molecular weight.
(d) Ethanethiol has a higher boiling point.
(e) Ethanethiol is less polar.
B-2. Which of the following would yield a secondary alcohol after the indicated reaction,
followed by hydrolysis if necessary?
(a) LiAlH
4
H11001 a ketone
(b)CH
3
CH
2
MgBr H11001 an aldehyde
(c) 2-Butene H11001 aqueous H
2
SO
4
(d) All of these
B-3. What is the major product of the following reaction?
(a)(c)
(b)(d)
B-4. Which of the esters shown, after reduction with LiAlH
4
and aqueous workup, will yield two
molecules of only a single alcohol?
(a)CH
3
CH
2
CO
2
CH
2
CH
3
(b)C
6
H
5
CO
2
C
6
H
5
(c)C
6
H
5
CO
2
CH
2
C
6
H
5
(d) None of these
CO
2
CH
3
OH
CH
2
OH
O
CO
2
H
OH
CH
2
OH
OH
NaBH
4
CH
3
OH
?
CO
2
H
O
C
6
H
5
CH
3
(c)C
6
H
5
CH
2
CH
2
CO
2
CH
2
CH
3
?
(b)
?
CH
O
CCH
2
CH
3
O
CHCH
3
(CH
3
)
2
C (CH
3
)
2
CHCCH
3
(a)
?
O
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B-5. For the following reaction, select the statement that best describes the situation.
(a) The alcohol is oxidized to an acid, and the Cr(VI) is reduced.
(b) The alcohol is oxidized to an aldehyde, and the Cr(VI) is reduced.
(c) The alcohol is reduced to an aldehyde, and the Cr(III) is oxidized.
(d) The alcohol is oxidized to a ketone, and the Cr(VI) is reduced.
B-6. What is the product from the following esterification?
(a)(c)
(b d)
B-7. The following substance acts as a coenzyme in which of the following biological reactions?
(a) Alcohol oxidation (c) Aldehyde reduction
(b) Ketone reduction (d) None of these
B-8. Which of the following alcohols gives the best yield of dialkyl ether on being heated with a
trace of sulfuric acid?
(a) 1-Pentanol (c) Cyclopentanol
(b) 2-Pentanol (d) 2-Methyl-2-butanol
B-9. What is the major organic product of the following sequence of reactions?
(a)(c) (CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
OH
(b d) (CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CH
2
CH
2
OH
B-10. What is the product of the following reaction?
CC
H
H
3
C
H
CH
3
CH
3
CH
3
HO
OHH
H
3
CH
3
CH
3
H
HHO
OH
2
CH
3
CH
3
H
OH
OH
H
1
OsO
4
(cat), (CH
3
)
3
COOH
(CH
3
)
3
COH, HO
H11002
(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
CHCH
3
OH
(CH
3
)CHCHCH
2
CH
3
OH
PBr
3
Mg H
3
O
H11001
?(CH
3
)
2
CHCH
2
OH
CH
2
H
2
C
O
(R H11005 adenine dinucleotide)
O
CNH
2
NH11001
R
CH
3
CH
2
COCH
2
C
6
H
5
18
O
18
OCH
2
CH
3
C
6
H
5
CH
2
C
O
18
OCH
2
CH
3
C
6
H
5
CH
2
C
18
O
C
6
H
5
CH
2
COCH
2
CH
3
18
O
CH
3
CH
2
C
6
H
5
CH
2
CO
2
H H11001
18
OH
H
H11001
heat
?
RCH
2
OH PCC [C
5
H
5
NH
H11001
ClCrO
3
H11002
]H11001
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(a) Only 1 (d) A 1:1 mixture of 2 and 3.
(b) Only 2 (e) A 1:1:1 mixture of 1, 2, and 3.
(c) Only 3
B-11. Which reaction is the best method for preparing (R)-2-butanol?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e) None of these would be effective.
B-12. An organic compound B is formed by the reaction of ethylmagnesium iodide (CH
3
CH
2
MgI)
with a substance A, followed by treatment with dilute aqueous acid. Compound B does not
react with PCC or PDC in dichloromethane. Which of the following is a possible candidate
for A?
(a)(d)
(b e) None of these
(c)
B-13. Which alcohol of molecular formula C
5
H
12
O has the fewest signals in its
13
C NMR
spectrum?
(a) 1-Pentanol (d) 3-Methyl-2-butanol
(b) 2-Pentanol (e) 2,2-Dimethyl-1-propanol
(c) 2-Methyl-2-butanol
B-14. Which of the following reagents would carry out the following transformation? (D H11005
2
H,
the mass-2 isotope of hydrogen)
(a) NaBD
4
in CH
3
OH
(b) NaBD
4
in CH
3
OD
(c) LiAlH
4
, then D
2
O
(d) LiAlD
4
, then D
2
O
(e) NaBH
4
in CH
3
OD
CCH
3
O
CCH
3
OH
D
?
H
2
CCH
2
O
H
2
CO
CH
3
CH
2
CCH
3
O
CH
3
CH
O
1. CH
3
CH
2
Li, diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
CH
3
CH
O
1. CH
3
MgBr, diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
O
CH
3
CH
2
CH
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
O
OCCH
3
C
H
H
3
C
CH
3
CH
2
1. LiAlH
4
, diethyl ether
2. H
2
O
O
CH
3
CH
2
CCH
3
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B-15. Which sequence of steps describes the best synthesis of 2-methyl-3-pentanone?
(a) 1. 1-Propanol H11001 (CH
3
)
2
CHMgBr, diethyl ether
2. H
3
O
H11001
3. PDC, CH
2
Cl
2
(b) 1. 1-Propanol H11001 Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
, H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O, heat
2. SOCl
2
3. (CH
3
)
2
CHCl, AlCl
3
(c) 1. 1-Propanol H11001 PCC, CH
2
Cl
2
2. (CH
3
)
2
CHLi, diethyl ether
3. H
3
O
H11001
4. Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
, H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O, heat
(d) 1. 2-Propanol H11001 Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
, H
2
SO
4
, H
2
O, heat
2. CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
Li, diethyl ether
3. H
3
O
H11001
4. PCC, CH
2
Cl
2
O
2-Methyl-3-pentanone
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