12th Class Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question Bank 12th CBSE Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds

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    How can a carboxylic acid be converted to an amine having one carbon atom less than the carboxylic acid used?

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                    \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}   \\  \text{Carboxylic}\,\,\text{acid} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{RCOOH}}\,\,\,\xrightarrow[-{{H}_{2}}O]{N{{H}_{3}}/heat}\,\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}   \\  \text{Acid}\,\,\text{amide} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{RCON{{H}_{2}}}}\,\xrightarrow{B{{r}_{2}}/KOH}\,\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}   \\  \text{Primary}\,\,\text{amine} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{RN{{H}_{2}}}}\,\]


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