Problem 2
Starting from the following compounds, give the sequence of reactions to prepare Glycerol. (a) Fats or oils (b) Propene (via allyl alcohol) (c) Acetone
Problem 3
Why are polyhydric alcohols generally viscous liquids?
Problem 4
Why is the hydrolysis, during the preparation of alkane diols from 1,2 dihaloalkanes, carried out with mild alkali like \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\) and not with \(\mathrm{NaOH} ?\)
Problem 5
Why does, in ethylene glycol, the replacement of first -OH group occur more readily compared to replacement of second \(-\) OH group during reaction with HCl?
Problem 9
What are pinacols? Explain, with mechanism, the pinacol-pinoacolone rearrangement.
