Consider the reactions :
Identify A, X, Y and Z

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Consider the reactions :
 Identify A, X, Y and Z

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🧠 The Multistep Puzzle
We have a starting material passing through a Copper tube () and then doing "Silver Mirrors" and "Aldol" dances. This sequence is a classic "Functional Group" identification journey.

🗺️ The Discovery Path
1. Route X: Ethanol () treated with hot Copper tube () is oxidized to Ethanal (, Product A).
2. Route A (Silver Mirror): Aldehydes like Ethanal react with Tollen's reagent to give a silver mirror.
3. Route A (Aldol): Ethanal treated with dilute alkali and heat undergoe

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