Answer to Question #110984 in Organic Chemistry for kylie

Question

Which of the following synthesis steps can be used to prepare 2-hexanone using 1hexyne as starting material?

(1) Reaction with CH3MgBr, followed by reaction with CO2
(2) Ozonolysis, folloed by the reaction with (CH3)2S (3) Reaction with Hg2+, H2SO4, H2O
(4) Hydrogenation in the presence of Ni, follwoed by oxidation with Na2Cr2O7, H2SO4

Answer 1

3) Reaction with Hg²⁺, H₂SO₄, H₂O