Question

1. What are 2 major difference you expect to see between the IR spectra of 2-naphthol (starting material) and 2-butoxynaphthalene (product). Justify your answer by listing specific functional groups and their respective wavenumbers.

2 why is butyl iodide preferred over butyl chloride in the williamson ether synthesis?

Answer 1

Answer 1

The differential peaks are for O-H stretching and C-H stretch of alkyl group.

Answer 2

Butyl iodide is more ionized than butyl chloride, because of larger size of iodide ion. Because of this butyl iodide is more reactive.