JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Properties of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    The reagent used for converting ethanoic acid to ethanol is [KCET 1996; EAMCET 1998]

    A)                 \[LiAl{{H}_{4}}\]               

    B)                 \[KMn{{O}_{4}}\]

    C)                 \[PC{{l}_{3}}\]  

    D)                 \[{{K}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}}/{{H}^{+}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    \[C{{H}_{3}}COOH+4H\xrightarrow{LiAl{{H}_{4}}}C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}-OH\]


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