Identify the final product [D] obtained in the following sequence of reactions. [figure]
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- C4H10
- HC C Na
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Answer
(4) [figure]
Solution
CH3CHO [ii) H3O+]i) LiAlH4 CH3CH2OH [A] (reduction of the aldehyde to a 1 alcohol)
CH3CH2OH [ ]conc. H2SO4 CH2=CH2 [B] (acid-catalysed dehydration)
CH2=CH2 HBr CH3CH2Br [C] (electrophilic addition)
C6H5Br + 2Na + BrCH2CH3 dry ether C6H5CH2CH3 + 2NaBr (Wurtz–Fittig reaction)
[D] is ethylbenzene, the structure in option (4).
Answer: (4)