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(a) Write the steps and conditions involved in the following conversions : (i) Acetophenone to 2-phenyl-2-butanol (ii) Propene to acetone. (b) Describe simple chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds :

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Solution : (a) (i) Acetophenone to 2-Phenyl-2-butanol :

( b) Add SODIUM metal. Diethyl ether will not REACT. Propanol will react to form hydrogen gas.
`CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH + Na to UNDERSET("Sodium propanoate")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)Ona + 1//2H_(2)uarr)`


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