Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic Acids

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Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic Acids: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Hydrolysis of Esters in Acidic Medium, Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic Acids and, Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Hydrolysis of Nitriles and Amides in Acidic Medium

Important Questions on Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic Acids

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Identify compound Y in the following sequence of reactions:

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Which of the following reaction does not yield amine?

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Complete the following chemical reaction:

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Predict the products in the following reactions:

C6H5-CH2-CH3H+KMnO4/KOH?

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How to convert Ethyle benzene to benzoic acid?

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Why can't a tertiary alkyl benzene be oxidised to carboxylic acid?

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A hydrocarbon A (molecular formula C8H10) on ozonolysis gives B ( C4H6O2 ) only. Compound C ( C3H5Br ) on treatment with magnesium in dry ether gives D which on treatment with CO2 followed by acidification gives B Identify A, B and C.

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Treatment of compound Question Image with NaOH solution yields

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How will you convert bromoethane into ethanoic acid ?

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Alkyl halides are converted into nitriles by the action of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic KCN. The reaction follows SN2 mechanism and works best with primary and secondary alkyl halides. Aryl halides are extremely less reactive towards nucleophilic substitutions. Identify the correct procedure for the following conversion.

2-Chloroethanol into 3-hydroxypropanoic acid. 

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Alkyl halides are converted into nitriles by the action of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic KCN. The reaction follows SN2 mechanism and works best with primary and secondary alkyl halides. Aryl halides are extremely less reactive towards nucleophilic substitutions. Identify the correct procedure for the following conversion.

tert-butyl bromide into 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid.

 

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Alkyl halides are converted into nitriles by the action of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic KCN. The reaction follows SN2 mechanism and works best with primary and secondary alkyl halides. Aryl halides are extremely less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution. Identify the correct procedure for the following conversion.

 2-Chlorobutane into 2-Methylbutanoic acid

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Alkyl halide are converted into nitriles by the action of aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic KCN. The reaction follows SN2 mechanism and works best with primary and secondary alkyl halides. Aryl halides are extremely less reactive towards nucleophilic substitutions. Identify the correct procedure for the following conversion.

3-Nitrochlorobenzene into 3-Nitrobenzoic acid

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Write the structure and IUPAC name of the product formed in following conversion.

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Write the structure and IUPAC name of the product formed in following conversion

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Write the structure and IUPAC name of products formed in the following conversion


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Write the structure and IUPAC name of the products formed in the following conversion

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How is butanoic acid is prepared starting from an alkene?