Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question 56
Question: Starting from propanoic acid, the following reactions were carried out $ \text{Propanoic acid }\xrightarrow{SOCl_2}X\xrightarrow{NH_3}Y\xrightarrow{Br_2+KOH}Z $ What is the compound Z
Options:
A) $ CH_3-CH_2-Br $
B) $ CH_3-CH_2-NH_2 $
C)
D) $ CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-NH_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ CH_3CH_2COOH\xrightarrow{SOCl_2}CH_3CH_2COCl+SO_2+HCl $ $ CH_3CH_2COCl+NH_3\to CH_3CH_2CONH_2+HCl $ $ CH_3CH_2CONH_2+Br_2/NaOH\to \underset{Ethylamine}{\mathop{CH_3CH_2NH_2}},+CO_2 $
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