Upon treatment with a strong base (such as naoh), 2-naphthol (compound 1) is converted to its conjugate base (anion 2), which is then further converted into compound 3 upon treatment with butyl iodide (j. chem. ed. 2009, 86, 850852).

(a) draw the structure of 2, including a mechanism for its formation, and justify why hydroxide is a sufficiently strong base to achieve the conversion of 1 to 2.

(b) draw the structure of 3, including a mechanism of its formation.

(c) compound 3 is most easily purified via recrystallization in water. as such, the product would have to be thoroughly dried in order to utilize ir spectral analysis to verify the conversion of 1 to 3.

explain why a wet sample would interfere with the utility of ir spectral analysis in this case and explain how you would use ir spectral analysis to verify complete conversion of 1 to 3, assuming the product was properly dried.
1 2 3 naoh i oh