JEE Main Chemistry question

The red-coloured compound formed during the Victor Meyer test for ethanol is the sodium salt of

(A)The nitrolic acid derived from nitroethane, , i.e. its sodium nitrolateCorrect
(B)A nitroso compound,
(C)An isomeric nitro compound with no acidic hydrogen
(D)None of these

Answer: (A)

Solution

Ethanol (a primary alcohol) is converted via its iodide to the primary nitroalkane, nitroethane; treating this with nitrous acid converts it to a nitrolic acid, , which is acidic (due to

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