1.What would be a spectroscopic method to distinguish betweenthe the impurity and the triphenyl methanol?
2.What is one of the common by-products formed in this reactionand how is it separated from the desired product:triphenylmethanol?
3.Provide at least three reasons why the initial reaction toproduce the Grignard reagent is likely to fail?
4.Why is it important to buff the magnesium ribbon used for thereaction with bromobenzene?
5.How can you prepare: (a) 3-pentanol, (b) hexanoic acid (c)3-phenyl 3-propanol.
