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Question:

Write the structures of the products when Butan-2-ol reacts with the following: (a) CrO3 (b) SOCl2

Solution:

(a) CH3CH2CHOHCH3 + CrO3 → CH3CH2COCH3
(b) CH3CH2CHOHCH3 + SOCl2 → CH3CH2CHClCH3