Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives
Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic Acids, Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Oxidation of Alkylbenzenes, Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones with Fehling's Reagent & Base Catalysed Hydrolysis of Amides etc.
Important Questions on Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives
Reagent responsible for given conversion will be

Examine the structural formulas shown below, and find out how many compounds will show the oxidation reaction with acidic .

The refluxing of with acid gives

The compound B is

Acid hydrolysis of X yields two different organic compounds. Which one of the following is X?

The major product formed when 1, 1, 1- trichloropropane is treated with aqueous potassium hydroxide is :

In the above reaction sequence, the product is

The compound in the following reaction scheme:
is:

Nitriles are hydrolysed to amides and then to carboxylic acids in the present of which of the following catalyst:

Which one of the following functional groups undergoes hydrolysis with alkali to yield an acid group?

The final product in the reaction is :

Treatment of compound with solution yields

When ethanal is heated with Fehling's solution, then the precipitate obtained is of:

C is a chiral carboxylic acid .The structure of the carboxylic acid is

An artificial sweetening agent Aspartame (X) is 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is an ester of the which dipeptide?

Identify from the above reaction.

Compound which will not give benzoic acid on boiling with KMnO4 (alk.) and subsequent acidification is-

Identify A and B.

Which of the following is compound ?

Which of the following reactions are correct?
