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Offline philipantoine

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synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran
« on: April 05, 2014, 12:11:04 PM »
Hi

I would  like to know how to synthesis methyltetrahydrofuran with only methan or ethan carbon source.
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Re: synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2014, 08:57:22 PM »
Since the product has a five carbon chain, how can you link two ethane sand one methane?
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Re: synthesis of 2-methyltetrahydrofuran
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2014, 07:53:21 PM »
1. ethane with Br2 ... CH3-CH2-Br
2. React it with Na and ethane .. CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3
3. KMnO4 and H2SO4 ... HOOC-CH2-CH2-COOH
4. SOCl2 . ClOC-CH2-CH2-COOH
5. CH3CuLi . CH3OC-CH2-CH2-COOH
Resulting in . CH3OC-CH2-CH2-COOH

now look at wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Methyltetrahydrofuran

Good Luck :D
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