Acetophenone to 2-phenylbutan-2-ol

How would you perform the following conversions? (i) Ethanol to 2-Hydroxybut-3-enoic acid (ii) Acetaldehyde to Butan-1-ol (iii) Acetophenone to 2- Phenylbutan-2-ol (iv) Ethanol to 3-Hydroxybutanol (v) Ethanol to Acetone

2-Methyl butan-2-ol is

3-buten-2-ol

Suggest a suitable way to synthesise the following with the help of aldol condensation (i) 4-phenylbutan-2-ol

Give the structure formula of following : 2-phenylbutan-2-ol

Hydration of 3-phenylbut-1-ene in dilute H_(3)SO_(4) forms 2-pheylbutan -2-ol and not 3-phenylbutan-2-ol. Why ?

Suggest a suitable way to synthesise the following with the help of aldol condensation (i) 4-Phenylbutan-2-ol , (ii) 3-Phenylpropan-1-ol

Suggest a suitable way to synthesise the following with the help of aldol condensation 4-Phenylbutan-2-ol