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  4. Compound ‘A’ reacts with PCl5 to give ‘B ’ which on treatment with KCN followed by hydrolysis gave propanoic acid as the product. What is ‘A’?

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Q. Compound ‘A’ reacts with $PCl_{5}$ to give ‘B ’ which on treatment with $KCN$ followed by hydrolysis gave propanoic acid as the product. What is ‘A’?

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Solution:

Correct answer is (d) Ethyl alcohol

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