Show how to convert 9-octadecvnoic acid 18 OH to 9,10-Dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid

Question

Show how to convert 9-octadecvnoic acid 18 OH to 9,10-Dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid. Choose the reagents you would use to carry out the reaction from the following table. The reaction may require more than one step. If two or more ways of conversion to the same product are possible, show only one of them Specify reagents using letters from the table, first reagent on the left. Example: ab Reagents available a. 1 mol Br b. 1. 2 mol Na / NH3 () d. OsO4/H202 g. 2 mol H2 / Ni e. 2 mol Br2 h. H2 / Lindlar's catalyst 2. HCI c. 2 mol H2O

Explanation / Answer

The reagents are

h. H2/ Lindlar catalyst (triple bond to double bond reduction)

d. OsO4/H2O2 (double bond to direct 1,2 diols)

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