Answer to Question #88669 in Organic Chemistry for mateso

Question

Predict the products of the reaction of phenylacetaldehyde, C6H5CH2CHO with the following reagents:

a) NaBH4, then H3O+

b) Dess-Martin reagent

c) NH2OH, HCl catalyst

d) CH3MgBr, then H3O+

e) 2 CH3OH, HCl catalyst

f) H2NNH2, KOH

g)(c6h5)3P=CH2

h)HCN, KCN

Answer 1

Task:

Predict the products of the reaction of phenylacetaldehyde, C₆H₅CH₂CHO with the following reagents:

a) NaBH₄, then H₃O⁺;

b) Dess-Martin reagent;

c) NH₂OH, HCl catalyst;

d) CH₃MgBr, then H₃O⁺;

e) 2CH₃OH, HCl catalyst;

f) H₂NNH₂, KOH;

g)(C₆H₅)₃P=CH₂;

h)HCN, KCN.

Solution: