Sodium salt of $\propto$ - halogen carboxylic acid when heated with sodium nitrite and followed by…
Sodium salt of $\propto$ - halogen carboxylic acid when heated with sodium nitrite and followed by hydrolysis forms
nitroalkane
amine
alcohol
amide
Solution
Preparation of nitromethane from $\alpha$-halogen carboxylic acid:
Nitromethane is obtained by boiling aqueous sodium nitrite with sodium salt of $\alpha$-chloro acetic acid.
