Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Result Question 32
####32. Zerevitinov’s determination of active hydrogen in a compound is based upon its reaction
[1994]
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Solution:
- (b) Number of active hydrogen in a compound corresponds to the number of moles of $CH_4$ evolved per mole of the compound.
$-OH,-NH_2,-SH,-OH$ or $-C \equiv CH \xrightarrow{CH_3 MgI}$
$ CH_4 \uparrow(2 CH_4 \text{ from }-NH_2) $
