From the choices provided below, list the reagent(s) in order that will react wi

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From the choices provided below, list the reagent(s) in order that will react with 1-butanol to form ethyloxirane.

(Specify the reagents you would use to carry out the conversion by using letters from the table. The reaction may require more than one step, if so, write the letters in the order that they are used, e.g., abc. No more than four steps are required for this synthesis. If two or more ways of conversion to the same product are possible, show only one of them.)

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Explanation / Answer

The formation of ethyloxirane from 1-butanol can be done in two steps. First the alcohol is dehydrated using H3PO4 and heat to give 1-butene. The alkene is then treated with RCO3H to form the epoxide, ethyloxirane product.

The sequence of reagents would be thus, bf

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