Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic acid and its Derivatives
Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic acid and its Derivatives: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Amides, Esterification, Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Reaction, Mechanism of Esterification, Reduction of Carboxylic Acids, Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids, Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids and, Soda lime Decarboxylation
Important Questions on Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic acid and its Derivatives
The correct increasing order of acidic strength of the following compounds is
benzoic acid
nitro benzoic acid
, dinitrobenzoic acid
methoxybenzoic acid
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The IUPAC name of the following is
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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
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Acetyl bromide reacts with excess of followed by treatment with a saturated solution of gives –
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Among the following acids which has the lowest value?
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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:
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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:
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Which amongst the following compounds has the highest acid strength?
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The major product of the following reaction is
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The appropriate reagents in the following reactions are
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The major product of the following reactions is
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The self-condensation reaction of one molecule of -hydroxyhexanoic acid gives
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The Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction is used to
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When chlorine is passed through acetic acid in presence of halogen carrier (red ), it forms
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The product of the reaction of carboxylic acid and sodium hydroxide can undergo decarboxylation. Write the chemical reaction of soda lime decarboxylation.
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Give the product obtained when benzoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide.
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Identify the reagents and in the following reaction
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In which one of the following cases will the -hydrogen NOT be abstracted on treatment with one equivalent of base?
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The reagent which can do the conversion is
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In set of reactions, identify
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