Sodium formate on heating yields
oxalic acid and H2
Sodium oxalate and H2
CO2 and NaOH
Sodium oxalate
The relative reactivities of acyl compounds towards nucleophilic substitution are in the order of
acyl chloride > acid anhydride > ester > amide
ester > acyl chloride > amide > acid anhydride
acid anhydride > amide > ester > acyl chloride
acyl chloride > ester > acid anhydride > amide
Which one of the following esters cannot undergo Claisen self-condensation ?
CH3CH2CH2CH2COOC2H5
C6H5COOC2H5
C6H5CH2COOC2H5
C6H11CH2COOC2H5
The preparation of ethyl acetoacetate involves
witting reaction
Cannizaro's reaction
Reformatsky reaction
Claisen condensation
Formic acid is obtained when
calcium acetate is heated with conc H2SO4
calcium formate is heated with calcium acetate
glycerol is heated with oxalic acid at 373 K
acetaldehyde is oxidised with K2Cr2O7 and H2SO4
Which of the following represent the correct decreasing order of acidic strength of following ?(i) Methanoic acid (ii) Ethanoic acid(iii) Propanoic acid (iv) Butanoic acid
(i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
(ii) > (iii) > (iv) > (i)
(i) > (iv) > (iii) > (ii)
(iv) > (i) > (iii) > (ii)
Schotten-Baumann reaction is a reaction of phenols with
benzoyl chloride and NaOH
acetyl chloride and NaOH
salicyclic acid and conc H2SO4
acetyl chloride and conc H2SO4
Benzoic acid may be converted into ethyl benzoate by reaction with
sodium ethoxide
ethyl chloride
dry HCI, C2H5OH
ethanol
Reduction by LiAIH4 of hydrolysed product of an ester gives
two acids
two aldehydes
one molecule of alcohol and another of carboxylic acid
two alcohols
Which of the following represents the correct order of acidity in the given compounds ?
FCH2COOH > CH3COOH > BrCH2COOH > CICH2COOH
BrCH2COOH > CICH2COOH > FCH2COOH > CH3COOH
FCH2COOH > CICH2COOH > BrCH2COOH > CH3COOH
CH3COOH > BrCH2COOH > CICH2COOH < FCH2COOH
