How is propan - I - of prepared from Propanoic acid?
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Using the below procedure, you can convert propanoic acid to propan-1-ol:
The oxidation process is used here to convert the propanoic acid to propan-1-ol, so the alcohols are converted to the carboxylic acid by the oxidation process.
CH3-CH2-CH2-OH ---------> CH3-CH2-C - OH
The arrow shown above represents the reaction with alkaline potassium permanganate.
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