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MHT CET · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Identify product 'C' in following reaction
\(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{OH} \underset{\text { Pyridine }}{\stackrel{\mathrm{SOCl}_{2}}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{A} \stackrel{\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{ONa}}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{B} \underset{\Delta \text { , Pressure }}{\stackrel{\text { dil } \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}\)

  1. A Ethyl ethanoate
  2. B Ethanol
  3. C Ethanoic acid
  4. D But-2-ene
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(B) Ethanol

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\(\underset{\text { Ethanol }}{ C _2 H _5 OH } \xrightarrow[\text { Pyridine }]{ SOCl _2} \underset{\text { Chloroethane }}{ C _2 H _5 Cl } \xrightarrow{ C _2 H _5 ONa }\) \(\underset{\text { Diethyl ether }}{ C _2 H _5- O - C _2 H _5} \xrightarrow[\Delta, \text { Pressure }]{\text { dil. } H _3 SO _4} \underset{\substack{\text { Ethanol } \\ }}{2 C _2 H _5- OH }\)