JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Chemistry Q67

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Consider the following organic reaction sequence. Choose the final product (X) from the following (consider the major product in all intermediate reactions)

Propanoic acid (drawn skeletally) treated with (i) NH₃/Δ, (ii) NaOH/Br₂, (iii) HNO₂/H₂O at 0 °C, (iv) C₆H₅N₂Cl at 0 °C gives the major product (X).

Benzene

Phenol

Propanol

Chlorobenzene

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: A

Sequence from propanoic acid:

$\ce{NH3}$ , heat gives propanamide.
$\ce{NaOH/Br2}$ (Hofmann) gives ethylamine.
$\ce{HNO2}$ gives ethanol.
Ethanol reduces benzenediazonium chloride to benzene (and is oxidised to ethanal).

X: benzene.

(A)

Topics:Diazonium salts Amines Acid derivatives

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JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2, Chemistry question 67