Ionic Chemist, regarding the "second step", I can tell you that it is wishful thinking that has no support
from the theory. I will not go into details, because there is too much to explain and it would be too difficult to explain until you learn the
reaction mechanisms and the corresponding terminologies. You can do a bit of literature work yourself and learn many interesting concepts. It is
always more of a challenge to learn by doing literature work on a specific topic and then follow up with the new concepts you encounter on the way. As
far as wishful thinking, it does have a place in science, but in the form of imaginative and creative thinking, which means you need to temper it by
using the scientific method.
The synthesis of isopropyl chloride is not something you want to do for an introduction to preparative chemistry. It will only cause you grief. Even
if you had ZnCl2 and an autoclave and did this by the literature procedure, as the one posted somewhere on this forum, you would still encounter the
unpleasant experience of isolating such a volatile compound. I suggest you to try first with something relatively simple like the synthesis of
isopropyl bromide or isopropyl iodide. There are also more references available for these two. |
