Grade upto college level Organic Chemistry
reduction-oxidation
can red phosphorus and HI be used to prepare alkane from alcohols?
eg. CHO-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH2OH GIVES N-HEXANE on treatment with P+HI.... How?
4 Answers
Avinash ghule
Approved Tutor Answer12 Years agoyes it can be prepare....
Varun Acharya
Approved Tutor Answer12 Years agoHI / Red P is one of d strongest reducing agents..... so it reduces all the functional groups to yield alkanes.... yes in the above case it yields n-hexane...
Alkanes are formed when alcohols, aldehydes, ketones or fatty acids are reduced with hot hydroiodic acid (aqueous solution of HI) and red phosphorus at 150-200*c
Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.
HI / Red P is one of d strongest reducing agents.
So it reduces all the functional groups to yield alkanes.
Yes in the above case it yields n-hexane
Thanks and Regards
Please find below the solution to your problem.
HI / Red P is one of d strongest reducing agents.
So it reduces all the functional groups to yield alkanes.
Yes in the above case it yields n-hexane
Thanks and Regards
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