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How can the following be obtained : 2-butanol from ethanol ? State the conditions for the involved reactions.

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Solution : STEPS involved in the conversion of ethanol to 2-butanol are GIVEN below :
`underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH) OVERSET(Cu)underset(573 K) to CH_(3)-underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)C)-H+C_(2)H_(5)MgBr to CH_(3) - overset(OMgBr)overset(|)CH -C_(2)H_(5)overset(H_(2)O //H^(+))to CH_(3) -underset(2-"Butanol")overset(OH)overset(|)(CH)-C_(2)H_(5)`


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