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Question
What is the action of nitrous acid on primary nitroalkane?
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Solution
Reaction with nitrous acid: The reaction is used to distinguish between primary, secondary or tertiary nitroalkanes. With nitrous acid, α-hydrogen is replaced by nitroso group.
a. Primary nitroalkanes react with nitrous acid to form blue coloured nitroso-nitroalkanes (aci form) which on dissolution in sodium hydroxide gives red solution.

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