Reaction 1 Reaction 2 CH,CH ALCA CH₂COCI AlCl3, H₂O dimethylated benzenes and other products a) Both reaction 1 and reaction 2 proceed via a similar mechanism. Name the type of mechanism undergone b) Suggest why substituted benzene from reaction 1 gives a mixture of organic products while substituted benzene from reaction 2 gives only one mono-substituted product. c) The organic product in reaction 2, acetophenone, produce the corresponding cyanohydrin under certain experimental conditions. (i) State the reagents and conditions involved. (ii) Name the type of mechanism undergone. (iii) Predict and draw the product of corresponding cyanohydrin. d) State the importance of cyanohydrin.

Reaction 1 Reaction 2 CH,CH ALCA CH₂COCI AlCl3, H₂O dimethylated benzenes and other products a) Both reaction 1 and reaction 2 proceed via a similar mechanism. Name the type of mechanism undergone b) Suggest why substituted benzene from reaction 1 gives a mixture of organic products while substituted benzene from reaction 2 gives only one mono-substituted product. c) The organic product in reaction 2, acetophenone, produce the corresponding cyanohydrin under certain experimental conditions. (i) State the reagents and conditions involved. (ii) Name the type of mechanism undergone. (iii) Predict and draw the product of corresponding cyanohydrin. d) State the importance of cyanohydrin.

Organic Chemistry

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Chapter11: Ethers, Epoxides, And Sulfides

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11.18P

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