Answer to Question #164197 in Organic Chemistry for Sam

Question

For the final section, use relevant information from the other sections of your handbook, to give a plan of a multi-step synthesis of

• ethyl ethanoate (CH3CO2CH2CH3), starting from ethanol and ethanal

• N-ethylacetamide (CH3CONHCH2CH3), starting from chloroethane and ethanoyl chloride

You will need to include reagents, reaction conditions and intermediate products involved in each step.

Your handbook will be much more interesting to your audience if pictures of 3D models of your molecules are included where it is appropriate.

Answer 1

CH3CONHCH2CH3