Hydrolysis of $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{NO}_{2}$ with $85 \% \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$…

Hydrolysis of $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{NO}_{2}$ with $85 \% \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$ gives
  1. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}$
  2. $\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{6}$
  3. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{NOH}$
  4. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}$

Solution

$1^{\circ}$ Nitroalkanes on hydrolysis with boiling $85 \% \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}$ give acids.
$\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{NO}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \stackrel{\text { heat }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}+\left[\mathrm{NH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}ight]^{+} \mathrm{HSO}_{4}^{-}$

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