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Q 12.15      How will you bring about the following conversions in not more than two steps?

        (iii)      Ethanol to 3-hydroxy butanal 

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Ethanol on heating at 573K in presence of copper it convert into ethanal and then by aldol condensation we get 3-hydroxybutanal.

Acetaldehyde is an organic chemical compound that is colorless and can be a liquid or gas. It is found in nature in coffee, bread, and ripe fruit. It is also produced by the liver enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase when ethanol is partially oxidized. 

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