Question

How do you solve this chemical equation: Propanone to 2-bromopropane using L, M and reagents in 3 step process?

Answer 1

Why don't you just buy the alkyl halide......?

Explanation:

Failing that........

`H_3C-C(=O)CH_3stackrel(NaBH_4)rarrH_3C-CH(OH)CH_3`

`H_3C-CH(OH)CH_3stackrel(H_3PO_4"/"Delta)rarrH_2C=CHCH_3 + H_2O`

`H_2C=CHCH_3 stackrel(HBr)rarrH_3C-CHBrCH_3`

Three steps are a lot of work for something that you can buy for peanuts.