Question

$\mathrm{CH}\equiv \mathrm{CH}\underset{\text{Excess}}{\overset{\mathrm{HCl}}{\to }}\mathrm{A}$ $\underset{\mathrm{\Delta }}{\overset{\text{Hydrolysis}}{\to }}\mathrm{B}$ $\underset{\mathrm{Na}-\mathrm{Hg}/\mathrm{H}{}_2\mathrm{O}}{\overset{\text{Reduction}}{\to }}\mathrm{C}$ Compound $C$ is

• A. ethanal
• B. propenal
• C. ethanol
• D. $2$ -methyl butan- $1$ -ol

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Correct answer is (c) ethanol