Question

Identify the compound Z in this reaction sequence $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COOH\xrightarrow[{}]{N{{H}_{3}}}X\xrightarrow[{}]{B{{r}_{2}}+KOH}Y\xrightarrow[{}]{HN{{O}_{2}}}Z $

• A. $ C{{H}_{3}}OH $
• B. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}} $
• C. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH $
• D. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{2}}OH $

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$ \underset{propanoic\text{ }acid}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COOH}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\underset{propanamide}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}CON{{H}_{2}}}}\, $ $ \xrightarrow[{}]{B{{r}_{2}}+KOH}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} ethyl\text{ }amine \\ \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(Y) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{HN{{O}_{2}}}\underset{ethyl\text{ }alcohol}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\, $