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How will you make the following conversions ?
(i) Methyl alcohol into ethyl alcohol.
(ii) Ethyl alcohol into n- propyl alcohol .

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(i) `CH_(3)OH overset(P+I_(2))(rarr) underset("Methyl iodide")(CH_(3)I)overset(KCN)(rarr) underset("Methyl cyanide")(CH_(3)CN) underset(4H)overset("Reduction")(rarr)underset("Ethyl amine")(CH_(3)CH_(2)NH_(2))overset(HNO_(2))(rarr)underset("Ethyl alcohol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)`
(ii) `CH_(3)CH_(2)OHoverset(P+I_(2))(rarr)underset("Ethyl iodide")(CH_(3)CH_(2)I)underset("Ether")overset(Mg)(rarr)underset("Ethyl magnesium iodide")(CH_(3)CH_(2)MgI)overset(HCHO)(rarr)underset("Addition product")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OMgI)underset(H^(+))overset(H_(2)O)(rarr)underset("n-Propyl alcohol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)OH)`
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