Show how will you synthesize:

(i) 1-phenylethanol from a suitable alkene.

(ii) cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an S_N2 reaction.

(iii) pentan-1-ol using a suitable alkyl halide?

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Solution

(i) By acid-catalyzed hydration of ethylbenzene (styrene), 1-phenylethanol can be synthesized.

(ii) When chloromethylcyclohexane is treated with sodium hydroxide, cyclohexylmethanol is obtained.

(iii) When 1-chloropentane is treated with NaOH, pentan-1-ol is produced.

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Show how will you synthesise:
1-phenylethanol form a suitable alkene.

Cyclohexylmethanol using an alkyl halide by an $S_{N} 2$ reaction

Pentan-1-ol using a suitable alkyl halide?

To synthesize the following via a single-step $S_{N} 2$ reaction starting from an alkyl halide,

Which alkyl halide from the following pairs would you expect to react more rapidly by an S_N2 mechanism? Explain your answer.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

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