Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids
Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as 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 Properties of Carboxylic Acids
The IUPAC name of the following is

An organic compound with molecular formula , which is a colourless liquid at room temperature with unpleasant odour, onnreaction with Phosphorous trichloride gives compound . Compound on treatment with dimethyl cadmium gives compound , which when treated with sodium hypoiodite gives yellow colour precipitation. Identify compounds and write the sequence of the chemical reactions involved.

Complete the following reaction :

Which acid of the following pair is a stronger acid ?
or

Which of the following acids has least acidic strength ?

Convert the following :
Ethanol to propanol

Write the products formed in the following reaction :

Arrange the following in increasing order of acidity
Given,
(1)O- toluic acid
(2) P- toluic acid
(3) m- toluic acid

Complete the given synthesis by giving missing reagents and products in the following reaction:

Name the reagent used in the following reaction:

Complete the following chemical reactions:

Write the structures of products of the following reactions:

Write the structures of products of the following reaction:

Write the product(s) of following:

Predict the products for the following reaction:

What is the reaction for combustion of benzoic acid ?

How to convert into ?

Products.
What are the products formed ?

Give the names of in the following reactions :

Why meta toluic acid is more acidic than para toluic acid?
