Question

Red phosphorus and hydrogen iodide reduce carboxylate ions to

• A. alkanes
• B. alcohols
• C. alkenes
• D. aldehydes

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$\underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{C{H}_{3}COOH}+6HI\stackrel{redP}{\to }\underset{\text{Ethane}}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_3}+2H_{2}O+3I$