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Question
Identify the compounds A, B and C :
\[\ce{H - C ≡ C - H ->[H2O][dil.H2SO4 + HgSO4] A ->[H2][(Nil)] B ->[140°][cone. H2SO4] C}\]
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Solution
A - CH3CHO, Acetalehyde
B - \[\begin{array}{cc}{\ce{CH3 CH2, Ethyl alcohol}}\\|\phantom{............}\\\ce{OH}\phantom{..........}\end{array}\]
C - C2H5 - O - C2H5 , Diethyl ether
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Notes
\[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{\underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{CH3CHO} + 2(H)->[Na/alc]{CH3 - CH - CH3}}\\\phantom{.......................}|\\\phantom{.........................}\ce{OH}\\\phantom{.......................}\text{Propan-2-ol}\end{array}\]
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