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Write note on the reduction of carboxylic acid and its derivatives.

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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What is meant by hydroboration-oxidation reaction? Illustrate it with an example.
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When acetone is treated with Grignard’s reagent, followed by hydrolysis, the product formed is:
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From which of the following one, tertiary butyl alcohol is obtained by the action of methyl magnesium iodide ?
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In the following reaction sequence: 

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Compound I is

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A primary aliphatic amine on reaction with nitrous acid in cold 273 K and there after raising temperature of reaction mixture to room temperature 298 K, gives a/an
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The major product of the following reaction is

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 iiH2O i.LiAlH 4

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In the given reactions M is the number of major products obtained in Ist reaction and N number of major products obtained in IInd reaction. Report your answer as MN. .

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An optically inactive amine (A), C4H11N on treatment with HNO2 gives an alcohol (B). The compound (B) on heating with concentrated H2SO4 at 453 K gives an alkene (C). (C) on treatment with HBr gives an optically active compound (D) having molecular formula C4H9Br. Identify (A).
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Consider the following reaction

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[X] and [Y] respectively be
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In the given reaction
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(X) and (Y) respectively be
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ldentify the alkene which will not provide the following alcohol upon oxymercuration demercuration.

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Ethyl propanoate on reduction with LiAlH4 yields
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When CH2=CH-COOH is reduced with LiAlH4 the compound obtained will be:  [AEEE-2003, 3/225]
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Which of the following set of reagents can be used to bring about the transformation shown below ?

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Which reagent can convert acetic acid into ethanol?
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Which is the best combination of reagent for the reaction

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Which reagent is suitable for this conversion?