Chemical Reactions of Carboxylic acid and its Derivatives

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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

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The correct increasing order of acidic strength of the following compounds is

(i) benzoic acid

(ii) 4-nitro benzoic acid

(iii)  3, 4-dinitrobenzoic acid

(iv) 4-methoxybenzoic acid

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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  CH3MgI followed by treatment with a saturated solution of  NH4Cl gives –

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Among the following acids which has the lowest  pKa 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 5-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 P), 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 A and B in the following reaction

CH3CH3(B)CH3COOH(A)CH3CH2OH

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In which one of the following cases will the α-hydrogen NOT be abstracted on treatment with one equivalent of base?

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The reagent which can do the conversion CH3COOHCH3-CH2-OH is

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In set of reactions, identify D

CH3COOHSOCl2AAnhydorus AlCl3Benzene BHCNCH2OD