Identify the compounds A, B, C, D, E, and F:

Write the structures of all enantiomers possible for lactic acid.

Carry out the following conversions:  

(i) Methyl chloride to acetic acid.

(ii) Benzene to benzoic acid

(iii) Ethanol to acetone.

Give balanced equations for the following:   

(i) Glycerol is heated with oxalic acid at 110° C (383K).

(ii) Acetamide is heated with sodium hydroxide.

(iii) Acetone reacts with hydrogen in the presence of heated copper.

Give an example (equation) for each of the following name reactions:    

(i) Aldol condensation.

(ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction.

(iii) Rosenmund’s reductions.

Give one example for each of the following name reactions:

(i) Hell Volhard Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction,
(ii) Clemmensen’s reduction.

Give one good chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds:

(i) 1 Propanol and 2 Propanol.
(ii) Oxalic acid and benzoic acid.