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The proposed solution to this roadmap problem has several errors. I am assuming that $\ce{K2Cr2O7}$, methanol and $\ce{LiAlH4}$ are employed in excess. In the oxidation of 1 (A), chromic acid, $\ce{H2Cr2O7}$, is formed from $\ce{K2Cr2O7}$. To obtain the purported hydroxy acid 6 suggested in the solution, exclusive oxidation of the primary alcohol would be ...
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Here, you are doing an esterification, done with your carboxylic acid and methanol with $\ce{H+}$. The problem is, the yield for such reaction is quite low (an average 67% for a primary alcohol, because of the equilibrium between esterification and hydrolysis). A solution to increase it is to use an excess of reagant (preferably the ...
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