Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives

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Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Esterification, Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Reaction, Reduction of Carboxylic Acids, Decarboxylation of Carboxylic Acids, Soda lime Decarboxylation, Acidity of Carboxylic Acids and, Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids

Important Questions on Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids and its Derivatives

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The correct increasing order of acidic strength of the following compounds is

(i) benzoic acid

(ii) 4-nitro benzoic acid

(iii)  3, 4-dinitrobenzoic acid

(iv) 4-methoxybenzoic acid

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Identify A to D in the following sequences of operations:

 CH3CH2COOHΔNH3ABr2/KOH  BHONOC[O]CH3COOHDistilCa(OH)2D

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The reagents that can be used to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds would be:

(i) Propanal and Propanone

(ii) Phenol and Benzoic acid

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Acetyl bromide reacts with excess of  CH3MgI followed by treatment with a saturated solution of  NH4Cl gives –

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Among the following acids which has the lowest  pKa value?

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A liquid was mixed with ethanol and a drop of concentrated H2SO4 was added. A compound with a fruity smell was formed. The liquid was:

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A liquid was mixed with ethanol and a drop of concentrated H2SO4 was added. A compound with a fruity smell was formed. The liquid was:

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Which amongst the following compounds has the highest acid strength?

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Effervescence takes place when sodium carbonate solution is added to

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The product formed when two equivalents of CH3MgBr reacts with acetyl chloride followed by hydrolysis is

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The following transformation

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can be carried out in three steps. The reagents required for these three steps in their correct order, are:

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In the equation CH3COOH + Cl2 - HClRed Phosphorus A, the compound A is :

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The product obtained when acetic acid is treated with PCl3 is:

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C6H5OH+CCl4+4KOHAH+Acetic anhydrideB

What are A and B in the above reaction?

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The correct increasing order of acidities is:
ClCH2COOH1, Cl2CHCOOH2, Cl3CCOOH3

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The order of acidic strength of following acids is
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The correct order of decreasing acid strength of the following acids is:
1) Trichloro acetic acid.
2) Trifluoro acetic acid.
3) Acetic acid.
4) Formic acid.

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For the following conversion which reagent can be used :

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