JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Hydrocarbons / हाइड्रोकार्बन Question Bank Alkane

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    Propionic acid is subjected to reduction with hydroiodic acid in the presence of a little P, the product formed is [JIPMER 1997]

    A) Ethane

    B) Propane

    C) Butane

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

               \[\underset{\text{Propanoic}\,\text{acid}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-COOH}}\,+6HI\xrightarrow{\text{Red}\,P}\]\[\underset{\text{Propane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}}}\,+2{{H}_{2}}O+3{{I}_{2}}\]


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