Preparation of Carboxylic Acids

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Preparation of Carboxylic Acids: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Oxidation of Primary Alcohols and Aldehydes,Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Oxidation of Alkylbenzenes,Preparation of Carboxylic Acids by Hydrolysis of Nitriles and Amides in Acidic Medium etc.

Important Questions on Preparation of Carboxylic Acids

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Identify compound Y in the following sequence of reactions:

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D-(+)-Glyceraldehydeii)H2O/H+iii)HNO3i)HCN

The products formed in the above reaction are

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The major product 'P' formed in the given reaction is

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Which of the following reaction does not yield amine?

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Convert methane to acetic acid.

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Complete the following reaction:

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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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An acid anhydride (A) on treatment with ethyl alcohol gives carboxylic acid (B) and ester (C). Hydrolysis of (C) under acidic condition gives acetic acid and ethanol. What is compound A.

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The number of π- bonds in X is A, then the value of A is _____ .

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How to convert Ethyle benzene to benzoic acid?

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How to prepare carboxylic acid ?

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Identify A and B in the following reaction :

C6H5CH2Br2. B1. AC6H5CH2COOH

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n-Propanol on treatment with concentrated HBr gives P. The product P on reaction with KCN gave the product $\mathrm{Q}$. The product Q on heating with aqueous acidic solution, furnished the product R. The product 'R' is

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Identify the major product Y from the following reaction

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What is the major product of the following reaction?

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(P is the major product in the reaction)

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The correct order of their reactivity towards hydrolysis at room temperature is :

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 Degree of unsaturation in compound Z is

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When ethyl butanoate undergo reaction with NaOH and H3O+ then out of ethyl and butyl group which forms acid and why?