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प्रश्न
How the following conversion can be carried out?
Ethyl chloride to propanoic acid.
Write the chemical equation to convert the following:
Ethyl chloride to propanoic acid.
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उत्तर
\[\ce{\underset{Ethyl chloride}{CH3CH2Cl} ->[KCN/EtOH-H2O][nucleophilic substitution] \underset{Propanenitrile}{CH3CH2CN} ->[H+/H2O][hydrolysis] \underset{Propanoic acid}{CH3CH2COOH}}\]
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