Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids
Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids, Reactions of Carboxylic Acids involving Cleavage of O-H Bond, Acidity of Carboxylic Acids, Reaction of Carboxylic Acids with Sodium, Reduction of Carboxylic Acids, etc.
Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids
The correct increasing order of acidic strength of the following compounds is
benzoic acid
nitro benzoic acid
, dinitrobenzoic acid
methoxybenzoic acid

Identify A to D in the following sequences of operations:

The IUPAC name of the following is

The reagents that can be used to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds would be:
(i) Propanal and Propanone
(ii) Phenol and Benzoic acid

Acetyl bromide reacts with excess of followed by treatment with a saturated solution of gives –

Among the following acids which has the lowest value?

A liquid was mixed with ethanol and a drop of concentrated H2SO4 was added. A compound with a fruity smell was formed. The liquid was:

Which amongst the following compounds has the highest acid strength?

Write the equation for the alkylation of carboxylic acids?

At what position of carboxylic acids does alkylation take place?

The carboxylic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide produces sodium salt of acid.

The product of the reaction of carboxylic acid and sodium hydroxide can undergo decarboxylation. Write the chemical reaction of soda lime decarboxylation.

Give the product obtained when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.

Which is the strongest acid?

In the equation the compound is :

The product obtained when acetic acid is treated with is:

When benzoic acid reacts with ammonia, product we get is _____.

During esterification reaction an alcohol and a _____ acid react with each other in the presence of acid to give esters.

The reagent for the below conversion is_____.
(A)
(B)
(C)
Enter the correct answer as A, B or C.

Fischer esterification is:
