Conversion of Ethene to Propanoic acid

Explanation

To convert ethene (C2H4) to propanoic acid (C3H6O2), we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Hydrohalogenation of Ethene
- **Reaction**: Ethene (C2H4) is reacted with HCl.
- **Product**: This reaction will lead to the formation of ethyl chloride (C2H5Cl).

\[
\text{C}_2\text{H}_4 + \text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{Cl}
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