Answer to Question #94133 in Organic Chemistry for David

Question

State the product of 2-methyl, pentan-2-ol

Answer 1

$Ethyl\ butyrate\ +HBr\to$ $2$-$methyl$ ,$2$-(-$OMgBr$ ) $pentane$ $\ \ \overset{H_2O}{\to}\$ $2$ -$methyl,$ $pentan$-$2$-$ol$