Chapter 17: Q51P (page 567)
The following 1HNMR spectrum is that of an alcohol, C8H10O
. Propose a structure.

Short Answer
The alcohol with the formula C8H10Othat satisfies the 1H NMR data is 4-methylbenzylalcohol.

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Chapter 17: Q51P (page 567)
The following 1HNMR spectrum is that of an alcohol, C8H10O
. Propose a structure.

The alcohol with the formula C8H10Othat satisfies the 1H NMR data is 4-methylbenzylalcohol.

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How would you carry out the following transformations?
(a)

(b)

(c)

How would you prepare the following compounds from 1-phenylethanol?
More than one step may be required.
(a) Acetophenone
(b) Benzyl alcohol
(c) m-Bromobenzoic acid
(d) 2-Phenyl-2-propanol
p-Nitrophenol and 2,6-dimethyl-4-nitrophenol both have pKa 5 7.15, but 3,5-dimethyl-4-nitrophenol has pKa 5 8.25. Why is 3,5-dimethyl-4- nitrophenol so much less acidic?

Named bombykol, the sex pheromone secreted by the female silkworm
moth has the formula C16H28O and the systematic name (10E,12Z)-
10,12-hexadecadien-1-ol. Draw bombykol, showing the correct geometry
for the two double bonds.
What alcohols would give the following products on oxidation?
(a)

(b)

(c)

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