BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

AMINO ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
State the reagent used to convert butanol to butanamide.
A
Nitric acid
B
Ammonia
C
Water
D
Nitrous acid
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Butanal reacts with tollen’s reagent and gives butanoic acid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. PBr3 is the that reagent which is useful in converting 1-butanol to 1-bromobutane.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, Lithium aluminum hydride or Sodium borohydride is used for converting Butan one to Butan ol.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this reaction, acidified potassium dichromate acts as an oxidising agent which oxidises butanol to butanoic acid. In this reaction, alcoholic potassium permanganate acts as an oxidising agent which oxidises butane to butanoic acid.

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