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Question
The product of the following reaction is
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{O}\phantom{.........}\\
||\phantom{.........}\\
\ce{C2H5 - C - CH3 ->[H2/Ni][\Delta] \phantom{..}?}\end{array}\]
Options
\[\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH2 - OH}\]
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH2 - CH3}\\
|\phantom{.........}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{.......}
\end{array}\]\[\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH3}\]
\[\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - COOH}\]
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH - CH2 - CH3}\\
|\phantom{.........}\\
\ce{OH}\phantom{.......}
\end{array}\]
Explanation:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{O}\phantom{...............................}\\
||\phantom{...............................}\\
\ce{\underset{(2-Butanone)}{C2H5 - C - CH3} ->[H2/Ni][\Delta]\phantom{..} CH3 - CH - CH2 CH3}\\
\phantom{....................}|\\
\phantom{......................}\ce{\underset{(2-Butanol)}{OH}}\\
\end{array}\]
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