Answer to Question #319858 in Organic Chemistry for Jessyca

Question

Give reagents and reactions conditions for X and Y for reaction below

Answer 1

The dehydrohalogenation of 1-bromo propane with alco. NaOH or KOH gives propene which on again hydrohalogenation with HBr gives 2-bromopropane due to addition of Markonikoves rule for addition.

CH

3

​

CH

2

​

CH

2

​

Br

80

o

C

alc. NaOH/KOH

​

CH

3

​

CH=CH

2

​

HBr

​

CH

3

​

CHBrCH

3

​