Product obtained by nitraction of propane is ______.

Options

A. Nitropropane
B. Nitromethane
C. Nitroethane
D. All of these

Answer

D

Explanation

Alkanes with nitric acid vapours at high temperature gives a mixture of all possible mono–substituted nitro alkanes.
`CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(3) overset(HNO_3)underset(450^@C) rarr CH_(3)-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-NO_(2) + CH_(3)-underset(NO_2)underset(|)(CH)-CH_(3)+CH_(3)-CH_(2)-NO_2 + CH_(3) - NO_2`