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NCERT Class XII Chemistry
Chapter - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
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Question : 17 of 45
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Give equations of the following reactions :
(i) Oxidation of propan-1-ol with alkaline KMnO4\mathrm{KMnO}_4 solution.
(ii) Bromine in CS2\mathrm{CS}_2 with phenol.
(iii) Dilute HNO3\mathrm{HNO}_3 with phenol.
(iv) Treating phenol with chloroform in presence of aqueous NaOH.
Solution:  
. (i) CH3CH2CH2OHPropan-1-olalk. KMnO4CH3CH2COOHPropanoic acid+H2O\text{. (i) } \underset{\text{Propan-1-ol}}{\mathrm{CH_3 - CH_2- CH_2 OH}} \xrightarrow{\text{alk. }\mathrm{KMnO}_4} \underset{\text{Propanoic acid}}{\mathrm{CH_3 CH_2 COOH}} + \mathrm{H_2O}
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