Conversion of Propionic acid to Acetic acid

Explanation

To convert propionic acid (CH3CH2COOH) to acetic acid (CH3COOH), we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Convert Propionic Acid to Amide
- **Reaction**: Propionic acid (CH3CH2COOH) is reacted with ammonia (NH3) and heated.
- **Product**: This reaction converts the carboxylic acid group (-COOH) into an amide group (-CONH2).
- **Equation**:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH} + \text{NH}_3 \xrightarrow{\text{heat}} \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CONH}_2
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