An organic compound ' A ' on treatment with NH_3 gives ' B ' which on heating gives ' C ', ' C ' when treated with Br_2 in the presence of KOH produces ethylamine. Compound ' A ' is

Correct answer: D. CH_3 CH_2 COOH The organic compound ' A ' is propanoic acid (CH_3 CH_2 COOH) .

NEET 2011

Exam: NEET
Year: 2011
Subject: Chemistry
Chapter: Amines

NEET 2011 · Chemistry · Amines

An organic compound ' A ' on treatment with NH_3 gives ' B ' which...

An organic compound '

A

' on treatment with

\mathrm{NH}_3

gives '

B

' which on heating gives '

C

', '

C

' when treated with

\mathrm{Br}_2

in the presence of

\mathrm{KOH}

produces ethylamine. Compound '

A

' is

An organic compound ' A ' on treatment with NH_3 gives ' B ' which on heating gives ' C ', ' C ' when treated with Br_2

Options

A $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH}$
B $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}$
C
D $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}$

Correct answer

D. $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}$

Step-by-step solution

The organic compound '

A

' is propanoic acid \left(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}\right)$. An organic compound ' A ' on treatment with NH_3 gives ' B ' which on heating gives ' C ', ' C ' when treated with Br_2

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