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can red phosphorus and HI be used to prepare alkane from alcohols?eg. CHO-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH(OH)-CH2OH GIVES N-HEXANE on treatment with P+HI.... How?

Pranjal K , 10 Years ago
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Avinash ghule

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

yes it can be prepare....

Varun Acharya

Last Activity: 10 Years ago

HI / Red P is one of d strongest reducing agents..... so it reduces all the functional groups to yield alkanes.... yes in the above case it yields n-hexane...

Sarang

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

Alkanes are formed when alcohols, aldehydes, ketones or fatty acids are reduced with hot hydroiodic acid (aqueous solution of HI) and red phosphorus at 150-200*c

Rishi Sharma

Last Activity: 4 Years ago

Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.

HI / Red P is one of d strongest reducing agents.
So it reduces all the functional groups to yield alkanes.
Yes in the above case it yields n-hexane

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