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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

How many of the following compounds react with red phosphorus/HI to form ethane: acetaldehyde, acetone, methanol, acetyl chloride, acetamide?

Answer: 3

Solution

Exhaustive HI/red-P reduction converts each compound's carbon skeleton to the corresponding fully saturated alkane, retaining the original carbon count. Acetaldehyde (2C) and acetyl chloride

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