Question

Identify the correct pathway to convert propanoic acid to ethylamine. The reagent represented by $$A, B$$  and $$C$$ are \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COOH\xrightarrow{A}X\xrightarrow{B}\]     \[Y\xrightarrow{C}C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}\]
$$A$$ $$B$$ $$C$$
(a) $$Ca{\left( {OH} \right)_2}$$ Heat $$Pt/{H_2}$$
(b) $$SOC{l_2}$$ $$N{H_3}$$ $$B{r_2}/KOH$$
(c) $$HN{O_2}$$ $$P + {I_2}$$ $$LiAl{H_4}$$
(d) $$HCN$$ $$N{H_3}$$ $$B{r_2}/KOH$$

A. (a)
B. (b)  
C. (c)
D. (d)
Answer :   (b)

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Releted Question 1

The compound which on reaction with aqueous nitrous acid at low temperature produces an oily nitrosamine is

A. methylamine
B. ethylamine
C. diethylamine
D. triethylamine
Releted Question 2

Acetamide is treated separately with the following reagents. Which one of these would give methylamine?

A. $$PC{l_5}$$
B. $$NaOH + B{r_2}$$
C. soda lime
D. hot conc. $${H_2}S{O_4}$$
Releted Question 3

Carbylamine test is performed in alcoholic \[KOH\]  by heating a mixture of :

A. chloroform and silver powder
B. trihalogenatedmethane and a primary amine
C. an alkyl halide anda primary amine
D. an alkyl cyanide and a primary amine
Releted Question 4

The compound that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is :

A. toluene
B. benzene
C. benzoic acid
D. nitrobenzene

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