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How will you convert (i) Ethanoic acid into methanamine. (ii) hexanenitrile into 1-aminopentane. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) `underset("Ethanoic acid")(CH_(3)COOH) underset(-SO_(2),-HCl)OVERSET(SOCl_(2))to underset("ETHANOYL chloride")(CH_(3)COCl) underset(-NH_(4)Cl)overset(NH_(3)(excess))to underset("Ethanamide")(CH_(3)CONH_(2)) underset(("Hofmann bromamide reaction"))overset(Br_(2)//KOH)to underset("Methanamide")(CH_(3)NH_(2))`. (II) `underset("Hexanenitrile")(CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(4)CN) underset("Hydrolysis")overset(H_(3)O^(+))to underset("Hexanoic acid")(CH_(3(CH_(2))_(4)COOH) underset(-SO_(2),-HCl)overset(SOCl_(2))to underset("Hexanonyl chloride")(CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(4)COCl) underset(-NH_(4)Cl)overset(NH_(3)(excess))to underset("Hexanamide")(CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(4)CONH_(2)) underset(("Hofmann bromamide reaction"))overset(Br_(2)//KOH)to underset("1-Aminopentane")(CH_(3)(CH_(2))_(4)NH_(2))`. |
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