Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Exercise 2: Exercise-2

How many carbonyl compounds will give secondary alcohol with molecular formula ${\mathrm{C}}_5{\mathrm{H}}_{12}\mathrm{O}$ after reduction with ${\mathrm{LiAlH}}_4$? 

$2$-Phenylbutan-$2$-ol can be prepared by :

$\mathrm{X}$ (an ethyl ester) $\underset{\left(\mathrm{ii}\right) {\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{O}}^{\oplus }}{\overset{\left(\mathrm{i}\right) \mathrm{Grignard}\text{'}\mathrm{s} \mathrm{reagent} \left(\mathrm{Y}\right) \left(\mathrm{execess}\right)}{\to }}$ Product  

The product(s) may be:

Observe the following reaction sequence:

Calculate the molecular mass $\mathrm{W}$ of the product $\mathrm{I}$ and report your answer as $\mathrm{N}$, where $\mathrm{N} =\mathrm{W}÷3$

Predict the products expected in given reaction:
$2-$Bromo$-1,1-$dimethylcyclopentane $\underset{∆}{\overset{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}}{\to }}$

The product which is not formed in the following reaction:

Which one of the following reagents is used in the above reaction?
 

The electrophile in this reaction is