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Earn 100

Draw the structure of oxalic acid.

Important Questions on Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives

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The major product obtained in the following reaction is:
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The following transformation

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can be carried out in three steps. The reagents required for these three steps in their correct order, are:

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The major product of the following reaction is:
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The major product of the following chemical reaction is :

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The major product obtained in the following reaction is
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Reaction of aniline with acetyl chloride in presence of NaOH  produce
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In a set of the given reactions, acetic acid yielded a product C.

CH3COOH+PCl5A

A          C6H6       anhydrous. AlCl3B  C2H5MgBr   dry etherC

Product C would be

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Isopropyl amine with excess of acetyl chloride will give
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A compound (A) when treated with PCl5 and then ammonia gave (B). (B) when treated with bromine and caustic potash produced (C). (C) on treatment with NaNO2 and HCl at 0°C and then boiling produce ortho-cresol. Compound (A) is:
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The reagent which does not give acid chloride on treating with a carboxylic acid is
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Which reaction coordinate diagram best describe the energetics of the following nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction?

RCOCl1+NH32RCONH23+HCl4
HARD
The compound obtained by heating salicylic acid with phenol in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride is
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Identify the reagents A and B respectively in the following reactions

CH3COOH ACH3COCl BCH3CHO
HARD

How will you bring about the following conversion in not more than two steps? 

Benzoic acid to Benzaldehyde

HARD
Compounds A is treated with thiionyl chloride then ammonia to give compound B. Compound B is then reacted with bromine and sodium hydroxide (tricky) to give compound. Compound C is heated to give the final product, compound D. What is the most likely structure for compound D?

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EASY

 Complete each synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or products.

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