Chemistry
A compound X [having vinegar like smell] when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid Z, gives a compound Y which has fruity smell. The reaction is (i) Identify Y and Z (ii) Write the structural formula of X. (iii) Name the above reaction
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Name the gas that is produced during reaction of ethanol and sodium.
Give the :
(i) IUPAC name of the homologous series.
(ii) Characteristic bond type.
(iii) IUPAC name of the first member of the series - in each case i.e., (a) and (b) relating to the homologous series of hydrocarbons - whose general formula is (a) CnH2n-2 (b) CnH2n+2
Fill in the blanks with the choices given in the brackets:
(i) Conversion of ethanol to ethene by the action of conc. sulphuric acid is an example of …………… [dehydration/dehydrogenation/dehydrohalogenation]
(ii) Substitution reactions are characteristic reactions of ……………[alkynes/alkenes/alkanes].
A hydrocarbon which is a greenhouse gas is:
A: Acetylene
B: Ethylene
C: Ethane
D: Methane