Do the following conversions: (i) Methyl bromide to acetone (ii) Benzyl alcohol to 2-phenylacetie acid

Do the following conversions: (i) Methyl bromide to acetone (ii) Benz

1.	Do the following conversions: (i) Methyl bromide to acetone (ii) Benzyl alcohol to 2-phenylacetie acid
Answer» Solution :(i) `CH_3Br + Mg OVERSET("dry ether")toCH_3MgBr overset(CH_3CHO)to underset(CH_3)underset(\|)overset(OMgBr)overset(\|)(CH) - CH_3 overset(H_2O)to CH_3underset(CH_3)underset(\|)CHOH underset(NH)overset(CU)to (CH_3)_2 CO` (ii) `C_6H_5CH_2OH + SOCl_2 to C_6H_5CH_2Cl+ KCN to C_6H_5CH_2CN overset(H_3O^(+))to C_6H_5COOH`