How will you convert: (a) Ethyl chloride to propanoic acid. (b) 1-Bromopropane to 2-bromopropane (c) tert-butyl bromide to isobutyl bromide

How will you convert: (a) Ethyl chloride to propanoic acid. (b) 1-Br

1.	How will you convert: (a) Ethyl chloride to propanoic acid. (b) 1-Bromopropane to 2-bromopropane (c) tert-butyl bromide to isobutyl bromide
Answer» SOLUTION :(B) Lithium ION is very small ion and therefore, it hasstrong positive field around it. Therefore, it can stabilize only a small ANION `O^(2)`. Sodium is large and it can stablize large anion `O_(2)^(2-)` whereas potassium and rubidium being very large in size can easily stabilize larger SUPEROXIDE `O_(2)^(-)` ion.