Select the incorrect reaction among the following :
- CH3COCl [ ]H2O CH3COOH
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- CH3CH2OH [(ii) H3O ](i) KMnO4/OH- CH3COOH
- CH3CH2CH2OH CrO3-H2SO4 CH3CH2COOH
Answer
(2) [figure]
Solution
(1) Acid chlorides are hydrolysed by water to carboxylic acids: CH3COCl + H2O CH3COOH + HCl → correct.
(2) LiAlH4 reduces an amide to an amine, not to an acid:
C6H5CONH2 [(ii) H2O](i) LiAlH4 C6H5CH2NH2 → incorrect.
(3) Primary alcohols are oxidised by alkaline KMnO4, followed by acidification, to carboxylic acids → correct.
(4) Jones reagent (CrO3-H2SO4) oxidises a primary alcohol to the carboxylic acid → correct.
Answer: (2)