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Which of the following carboxylic acid undergoes decarboxylation easily ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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An organic compound A upon reacting with gives B. On heating, B gives C. C in presence of KOH reacts with Br2 to give CH3CH2NH2. A is :

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The correct structure of the product in the following reaction is

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Which one of the following esters gets hydrolyzed most easily under alkaline conditions?

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How will you bring about the following conversion in not more than two steps?
Benzoic acid to m-Nitrobenzyl alcohol

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What is the reason for the reducing property of formic acid? Give example of its reducing property.

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The increasing order of the reactivity of the following with is:

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The major product of the following reaction is:


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In the following reactions, , and are the major products.
The correct statement(s) about , and is(are)

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With dehydrating agent present which dicarboxylic acid is least reactive towards forming an anhydride?

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Ethyl acetate reacts with to form

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Explain the reducing property of formic acid.

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In the reaction,
,
the product C is :

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In the presence of a small amount of phosphorous, aliphatic carboxylic acid reacts with chlorine or bromine to yield a reaction in which, hydrogen is been replaced by halogen. This reaction is known as

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The major product of the following reaction is:


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The most suitable reagent for the given conversion is:



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Which of following elements does not form amide when reacted with ammonia?

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The decreasing order of ease of alkaline hydrolysis for the following esters is

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Give one chemical test each to distinguish between ethanol and acetic acid.

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Give one chemical test each to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds: Phenol and benzoic acid.

