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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Identify \(\mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}\) and \(\mathrm{Z}\) in the following reactions sequence
\(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH} \stackrel{\mathrm{X}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH} \stackrel{\mathrm{Y}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{Z}\)

  1. A \(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{PCC} Y=\mathrm{NaOH}, \mathrm{CaO} \mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_3\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{PCC} Y=\mathrm{LAH} \quad \mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3\)
  3. C \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{X}=\text { Jones reagent } \mathrm{Y}=\mathrm{NaOH}, \mathrm{CaO} \\ & \mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_3\end{aligned}\)
  4. D \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{X}=\text { Jones reagent } \mathrm{Y}=\mathrm{NaOH}, \mathrm{CaO}, \Delta \\ & \mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_3\end{aligned}\)
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(D) \(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{X}=\text { Jones reagent } \mathrm{Y}=\mathrm{NaOH}, \mathrm{CaO}, \Delta \\ & \mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_3\end{aligned}\)

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Thus, \(\mathrm{X}=\) Jones reagent ; \(\mathrm{Y}=\mathrm{NaOH}, \mathrm{CaO}, \Delta\); \(\mathrm{Z}=\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{CH}_3\)