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Write the preparation of acid anhydride from carboxylic acid.

Important Questions on Carbonyl Compounds and Carboxylic Acids

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Explain the use of radioactive isotopes in the study of the mechanism of photosynthesis in plants and the hydrolysis of esters.
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Give suitable reaction to show that trans esterification is an alcoholysis reaction.
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Acetic anhydride reacts with diethyl ether in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 to give
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Which of following elements does not form amide when reacted with ammonia?
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An organic compound A, C8H4O3, in dry benzene in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3 gives compound B. The compound B on treatment with PCl5, followed by reaction with H2/Pd/(BaSO4) gives compound C, which on reaction with hydrazine gives a cyclic compound D (C14H10N2). Find D.
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The product of the following reaction is ;

CH3CH2NH2CH3CO2O,Heat
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H3CCH2CO2H34 P2O54 D  X34 H2O34  Y34 SOCI234   Z identify X, Y and Z
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The product of the following reaction is ;

CH3CH2NH2CH3CO2O,Heat
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Which of the following will produce only one product on reduction with LiAlH4?
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Which of the following substances on treatment with P2O5 gives ethanenitrile ?
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Acetic anhydride is prepared in the laboratory by heating sodium acetate with
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Which of the following compounds react with aniline to give acetanilide.

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Maleic acid 1 0 0 Δ X

Fumaric acid 2 4 0 Δ Y

X and Y are respectively
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Why acid anhydride are preferred to acyl chloride for carrying out acylation reactions?