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Aldehydes, Ketones And Carboxylic Acids

Question
CBSEENCH12011249

A organic compound 'A' on treatment with NH3 gives 'B' which on heating gives 'C', 'C" when treated with Br2 in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound ' A' is

  • CH3COOH

  • CH3CH2CH2COOH

  • CH3(CH3)CHCOOH

  • CH3CH2COOH

Solution

D.

CH3CH2COOH

The space organic space compound space apostrophe straight A apostrophe space is space propanoic space acid space thin space left parenthesis CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COOH right parenthesis.
stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COOH with propanoic space acid space left parenthesis straight A right parenthesis below space rightwards arrow with NH subscript 3 on top space stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COO to the power of minus NH subscript 4 space with ammonium space propanoate space left parenthesis straight B right parenthesis below rightwards arrow from negative straight H subscript 2 straight O to increment of space stack CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 CONH subscript 2 with propanamide space left parenthesis straight C right parenthesis below

rightwards arrow from Hoffmann space bromamide space reaction to KOH space plus space Br subscript 2 of space CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 NH subscript 2 The space organic space compound space apostrophe straight A apostrophe space is space propanoic space acid space thin space left parenthesis CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COOH right parenthesis.
stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COOH with propanoic space acid space left parenthesis straight A right parenthesis below space rightwards arrow with NH subscript 3 on top space stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 COO to the power of minus NH subscript 4 space with ammonium space propanoate space left parenthesis straight B right parenthesis below rightwards arrow from negative straight H subscript 2 straight O to increment of space stack CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 CONH subscript 2 with propanamide space left parenthesis straight C right parenthesis below

rightwards arrow from Hoffmann space bromamide space reaction to KOH space plus space Br subscript 2 of space CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 NH subscript 2