A haloalkane can be reduced to an alkane with the help of HI in presence of red phosphorus. Red phosphorus

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A haloalkane can be reduced to an alkane with the help of HI in presence of red phosphorus. Red phosphorus, acts as reducing agent, acts as dehydrating agent, is used to regenerate HI, acts as a catalyst

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Here red phosphorus is used to regenerate HI as follows R B r + 2 H I → R H + H B r + I 2 P 4 + 6 I 2 → 4 P I 3 P I 3 + 3 H 2 O → 3 H I + H 3 P O 3

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