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Q. One mole of ethyl acetate on treatment with an excess of $LiAlH_4$ in dry ether and subsequent acidification produces

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

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$\underset{\text{Ethyl acetate}}{CH _{3} COOC _{2} H _{5}}\xrightarrow[\text{dry ether}]{ LiAlH _{4} / H _{3} O ^{+}}{\longrightarrow} CH _{3} CH _{2} OH + C _{2} H _{5} OH$