Ethyl propanoate is treated with excess LiAlH4 in dry ether, followed by H3O+. The organic products are

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Ethyl propanoate is treated with excess $LiAlH X_{4}$ in dry ether, followed by $H X_{3} O X^{+}$ . The organic products are

Apropanal and ethanol
Bpropan-1-ol and ethanol
Cpropan-2-ol and ethanol
Dpropanoic acid and ethanol

Answer: B

LiAlH X_{4}

reduces an ester through the aldehyde stage all the way to a primary alcohol. The acyl part gives propan-1-ol and the alkoxy part is released as ethanol.

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