Question
(a) Write the structures of A, B, C and D in the following reactions:
CH3CN(i)SnCl2−HCl−−−−−−−−−→(ii)H2OAdil.NaOH−−−−−−→BHeat−−−→C ↓HCN D
(b) Distinguish between:
(i) C6H5−CH=CH−COCH3 and
(ii) CH3CH2COOH and HCOOH
(c) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their boiling points:
CH3CH2OH, CH3COCH3, CH3COOH