(a) How do you convert the following?
(i) Prop-1-ene to propan-2-ol.
(ii) Bromobenzene to 2-bromoacetophenone
(b) Alkyl halides though polar, are immiscible with water. Why?
(a) (i) Prop-1-ene on acid hydrolysis gives propan-2-ol.
(ii) 2-bromoacetophenone can be prepared by Friedel-Craft’s acylation of bromobenzene(reaction of bromobenzene with acetylchloride in presence of anhydrous aluminiumchloride(AlCl3))
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(b) Although alkyl halides are polar, they are unable to form hydrogen bonding with water molecules, making them immiscible in water.
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