Primary nitroalkanes on boiling with hydrochloric acid undergo hydrolysis to form

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Primary nitroalkanes undergo hydrolysis when heated with 85 per cent sulphuric acid to form hydroxylamine sulphate and the corresponding carboxylic acid. In particular, hydrolysis of the industrially available 1-nitropropane provides a commercial source of hydroxylamine

Primary nitroalkanes on boiling with hydrochloric acid undergo hydrolysis to form

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