Question

What happens when 2-Nitropropane boiled with HCl?

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...........................................}\\
|\phantom{...........................................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - NO2 ->[HCl/H2O] CH3 - C = O + \underset{(Nitrots oxide)}{N2O} + H2O}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{.........................}|\phantom{..................}\\
\phantom{}\ce{CH3}\phantom{....................}\ce{\underset{(Acetone)}{CH3}}\phantom{..............}
\end{array}\]