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Question
Carry out the following conversion:
Propanoic acid to ethane.
Chemical Equations/Structures
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Solution
\[\ce{CH3CH2COOH ->[NH3/Heat]CH3-CH2CONH2->[Br2/KOH]CH3CH2NH2->[HNO2]CH3CH2OH ->[conc{.}H2SO4/170°C]CH2 = CH2 ->[H2/Ni]H3C-CH3}\]
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2024-2025 (March) Delhi Set 1
