Propanoic acid gives a series of reactions as given below. The structure of D would be:
The given sequence of reactions is as follows:
Formation of Acid Chloride (B): Propanoic acid () reacts with thionyl chloride () to form propanoyl chloride ().
Formation of Amide (C): Propanoyl chloride () reacts with ammonia () to undergo nucleophilic acyl substitution, forming propanamide ().
Hofmann Bromamide Degradation (D): Propanamide () reacts with bromine () in the presence of a strong base like potassium hydroxide (). This is the Hofmann bromamide degradation reaction, which converts a primary amide to a primary amine with one carbon atom less than the original amide.
Therefore, the final product D is ethanamine ().
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