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Q. What is obtained, when propionic acid is reduced with HI, in presence of phosphorus?

JIPMERJIPMER 1995

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On heating with HI and phosphorus, acids get reduced to give corresponding alkanes. $ C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}COOH\xrightarrow[\text{reduction}]{\text{HI,P}}\underset{\text{Propane}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{3}}}}\, $