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What happens when hydrochloric acid is treated with (i) Nitro ethane (ii) 2-nitropropane (iii) 2-methyl -2-nitro propane ? (or) How would you distinguish 1^(@),2^(@),3^(@) nitro compounds?

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SOLUTION :(i) `underset("Nitro ethane")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)NO_(2)) underset("Boil")overset(HCl//H_(2)O)(to)underset ("ACETIC acid")(CH_(3)-COOH)-NH_(2)OH+HCl`
(ii) `CH_(3)-underset(2-"nitro propane")underset(CH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-NO_(2) underset("boil")overset(HCl//H_(2)O)(to) CH_(3)-underset("Acetone")underset(O)underset(||)(C)-CH_(3)+N_(2)O+H_(2)O`
(iii) `underset(2-"methyl-2-nitro propane")((CH_(3))_(3)C-NO_(2))underset("Boil")overset(HCl//H_(2)O)(to)` No reaction


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