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Q. Red phosphorus and hydrogen iodide reduce carboxylate ions to

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

$\underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{CH_3COOH } + 6HI \xrightarrow{red P} \underset{\text{Ethane}}{CH_3CH_3 } +2H_2O + 3I $