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Answer 1 · 2017-03-27T10:21:15

Step-1
Dehyrogenation of propan-1-Ol to propanal by passing its vapor over heated Cu (573K)
$CH_3CH_2CH_2OHstackrel(Cu"/"573K)-> CH_3CH_2CHO$

Step-2

Treatment of propanal with $HCN$ to produce 2-hydroxybutanenitrile

$CH_3CH_2CHOstackrel(HCN)-> CH_3CH_2CH(OH)CN$

Step-3

Acid hydrolysis of 2-hydroxybutanenitrile to 2-hydroxybutanoic acid.

$CH_3CH_2CHOHCNstackrel(H_3O^+)-> CH_3CH_2CH(OH)COOH$