Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives

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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

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Reagent responsible for given conversion will be

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Examine the structural formulas shown below, and find out how many compounds will show the oxidation reaction with acidic KMnO4.

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

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

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In the above reaction sequence, the product C is

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The compound X in the following reaction scheme:

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

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

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CH3OHPI3XKCNYHydrolysisZ

The final product in the reaction is :

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Treatment of compound Question Image with NaOH solution yields

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following reactions are correct?