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MHT CET · Chemistry · Amines

Primary nitroalkanes on boiling with hydrochloric acid undergo hydrolysis to form

  1. A Alcohol and nitrous acid
  2. B Carboxylic acid and hydroxyl amine
  3. C Aldehyde and hydroxyl amine
  4. D Ketone and nitrous acid
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(B) Carboxylic acid and hydroxyl amine

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Primary nitroalkanes undergo hydrolysis when heated with 85 per cent sulphuric acid to form hydroxylamine sulphate and the corresponding carboxylic acid. In particular, hydrolysis of the industrially available 1-nitropropane provides a commercial source of hydroxylamine