Question
Bring out the following conversion:
Acetic acid to Malonic acid.

Answer

$\text{CH}_3-\text{CO OH}\ \xrightarrow[\text{H}_2\text{O}]{\ \text{Cl}_2/ \text{red P}}\ \text{Cl}-\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}\ \xrightarrow{\ +\text{KCN (ale.)}}\ \\ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Acetic acid}\\ \text{NC}-\text{CH}_2-\text{COOH}\ \xrightarrow{\ \text{H}_2\text{O/ H}^+\ }\ \text{HOOC}-\text{CH}_2-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Malonic acid}$

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