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Sodium salt of - halogen carboxylic acid when heated with sodium nitrite and followed by hydrolysis forms

Options

  1. Anitroalkane
  2. Bamine
  3. Calcohol
  4. Damide

Correct answer

A. nitroalkane

Step-by-step solution

Preparation of nitromethane from -halogen carboxylic acid: Nitromethane is obtained by boiling aqueous sodium nitrite with sodium salt of -chloro acetic acid.

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