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Formic acid and acetic acid can be distinguished by reaction with

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Important Questions on Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives

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The major product of 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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Explain the reducing property of formic acid.
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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 major product obtained in the following reaction is:
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The major product of the following chemical reaction is :

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In the following reactions, P,Q,R, and S are the major products.

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The correct statement(s) about P,Q,R, and S is(are)

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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.
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Formic acid and acetic acid are distinguished by
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Correct order of reactivity of acid derivatives towards a nucleophile is
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The correct sequence of decreasing order of reactivity of hydrolysis of acid chlorides is
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Formic acid can be distinguished from acetic acid by its reaction with
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In the following reaction sequence, the correct structures of E, F and G are:
 
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(* implies 13 C labelled carbon)                                  
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Rate of the reaction is fastest when Z is

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Which of the following carboxylic acids undergoes decarboxylation easily ?
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In the following sequence of reaction, what is D ?




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