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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesPREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVESMedium2 minQB
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Which of the following set of reaction can not prepare

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

R-CN with / followed by hydrolysis is Stephen reduction and produces R-CHO, not R-COOH. /Grignard, oxidative side-chain cleavage and primary-alcohol oxidation can give carboxylic acids. Thus route B fails.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES
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