R-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-OH can be converted into RCH_(2)CH_(2)COOH by the following sequence of steps

R-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-OH can be converted into RCH_(2)CH_(2)COOH by the foll

1.	R-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-OH can be converted into RCH_(2)CH_(2)COOH by the following sequence of steps
Answer» `PBr_(3), KCN, H_(3)O^(+)` `PBr_(3), KCN, H_(2)//PT` `KCN, H_(3)O^(+)` `HCN, PBr_(3), H_(3)O^(+)` SOLUTION :The CONVERSION of `-CH_(2)OH` group to `-CH_(2)COOH` is done as under