JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryAminesJEE Main 2026

Consider the following organic reaction sequence: propanoic acid (CH₃CH₂COOH) → (i) NH₃/Δ (ii) NaOH/Br₂ (iii) HNO₂/H₂O, 0°C (iv) C₆H₅N₂Cl, 0°C → (X) Major Product. Choose the final product (X) from the following (consider the major product in all intermediate reactions):

Answer: (A)

Solution

Propanoic acid → propanamide (NH₃, Δ) → ethylamine (Hofmann bromamide) → ethanol (aliphatic primary

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Question ID VK-015626