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Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry — Chemistry STD 11 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceChemistryBasic Principles of Organic Chemistry1 Mark
Question
Consider the following reaction:
$2 CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-OH+2 Na \rightarrow 2 CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-ONa+H_2$
Compare the structure of the substrate propanol with that of the product sodium propoxide. Which part of the substrate, the carbon skeleton or the OH group has undergone a change during the reaction?
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Answer

In above reaction, the -OH group of the substrate molecule has undergone a change. The H -atom of hydroxyl group $(- OH )$ is replaced by sodium forming the product.

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