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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Convert chloroethane to propanoick acid​........!!!!!!!

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Step-1:-Chlorination of ethane. Ethane is treated with chlorine to form ethyl chloride. Step-2:-Conversion of ethyl chloride into propanoic acid. Ethyl chloride on reaction with alcoholic KCN gives ethyl cyanide, which on hydrolysis gives propanoic acid.


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