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Identify A, B, C and D in the following sequence of reactions:

C2H5OHH2SO4K2Cr2O7A[O]B NH3CHeatD

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Identify A and B in the following reaction:

A573 KCuBH2O/ZnO3CH2O+CH3COCH3

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An organic compound A (C4H10O) reacts with HI giving a compound B (C4H9I), which on reduction gives n-butane. On oxidation, 'A' gives a compound C (C4H8O) and then an acid D(C4H8O2).

Deduce the structures of A, B, C and D and mention their IUPAC names.

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Describe a method to distinguish a primary alcohol from a secondary alcohol ?
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How are the alkanols classified? Give an example of each class with their IUPAC names.
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There are three unlabelled bottles containing methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether. How will you identify each of them?
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How will you convert methanol to ethanol and vice-versa ?
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How many different isomeric alcohols having molecular formula C4H10O are possible? Name them. How will you differentiate them?
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Ethyl alcohol (A) reacts with conc. H2SO4 at different temperatures to give different products B, C and D.

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Name the compounds B, C and D.