How will you obtain ?
(a) Propane-1-ol from propan-2-ol (three steps)
(b) Ethanol from methanol (three steps).
(c ) Vinyl acetate from ethyl alcohol.
(d) Ethanol from acetylene.
(e ) n-Propyl alcohol from ethyl alcohol (four steps).
(f ) tert-Butyl alcohol from isobutyl alcohol.
(g ) Methyl alcohol from acetic acid.
(h) Acetamide from ethyl alcohol.
(i) Formic acid from oxalic acid.
(j) Butan-1-ol from acetaldehyde.

Answer

[Hint]
`[CH_(3)CHOHCH_(3)underset(443K)overset(H_(2)SO_(4))(rarr)CH_(3)CH=CH_(2)underset("Peroxie")overset(HBr)(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)Br overset(KOH(aq.))(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH]`
(b ) `[CH_(3)OHoverset(HI)(rarr)CH_(3)Iunderset(e t_(2)O)overset(Mg)(rarr)CH_(3)MgIunderset((ii)H_(2)//H^(+))overset((i)HCHO)(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)OH]`
(c ) `[C_(2)H_(5)OHunderset(443K)overset("conc."H_(2)SO_(4))(rarr)H_(2)C=CH_(2)overset(Br_(2))(rarr)CH_(2)Br-CH_(2)Brunderset((alc.))overset(KOH)(rarr)HC-=CHoverset(CH_(3)COOH)(rarr)H_(2)C=CHO OC CH_(3)]`
`[HC-=CHunderset(HgSO_(4))overset(H_(2)SO_(4))(rarr)CH_(3)CHOunderset(LiAlH_(4))overset("Reduction")(rarr)C_(2)H_(5)OH]`
(e ) `C_(2)H_(5)OH overset(SOCl_(2))(rarr)C_(2)H_(5)Cloverset(Mg)(rarr)C_(2)H_(5)MgCloverset(HCHO)(rarr)C_(2)H_(5)CH_(2)OMgClunderset(H^(+))overset(H_(2)O)(rarr)C_(3)H_(7)OH]`
(f) `[CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)H-CH_(2)OHoverset (H_(2)SO_(4))(rarr)CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)=CH_(2)overset(HBr)(rarr)CH_(3)-underset(Br)underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)-CH_(3)overset(KOH(aq.))(rarr)CH_(3)-underset(OH)underset(|)overset(CH_(3))overset(|)(C)-CH_(3)]`
(g) `CH_(3)CO O Hoverset(NaOH)(rarr)CH_(3)CO O Naunderset(Delta)overset("Soda lime")(rarr)CH_(4)underset(hv) overset(Cl_(2))(rarr)CH_(3)Cloverset(NaOH(aq.))(rarr)CH_(3)OH]`
(h) `[C_(2)H_(5)OHoverset([O])(rarr)CH_(3)CHOoverset([O])(rarr)CH_(3)C O OHoverset(NH_(3))(rarr)CH_(3)CO O NH_(4)overset("Heat")(rarr)CH_(3)CONH_(2)]`
(i) [Heat oxalic acid with glycerol at 383K.]
`[CH_(3)CHOoverset([O])(rarr)CH_(3)COOHoverset(NaOH)(rarr)CH_(3)COONaoverset("Electrolysis")(rarr)CH_(3)-CH_(3)underset(hv)overset(Cl_(2))(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)Clunderset(Delta)overset(Na)(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(3)underset(hv)overset(Cl_(2))(rarr) CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)Cloverset(NaOH(aq.))(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH`