carboxilic acids part 1

Arrange the following in the decreasing order of their acidity.

• 1>2>3
• 2>1>3
• 1>3>2
• 3>2>1

Boiling points of carboxylic acids is higher than those of corresponding alcohols.

Is the above statement True or False?

• True

• False

Which is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?

• A. 2-hydroxybutanoic acid

• B. 3-hydroxybutanoic acid

• C. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

• D. 1-carboxypropan-2-ol

Which compound has the highest boiling point?

• Butane
• Dimethyl ether
• Propan-1-ol
• Acetic acid

What is the characteristic functional group of carboxylic acids?

• Carbonyl

• Hydroxyl

• Carbon

• Carboxyl

The name of this compound is:

• heptan-2-one
• 2-hexanone
• 2-heptanone
• pentan-2-one

Which is the correct order of boiling points of carboxylic acids, from the lowest to the highest?

• methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, butanoic acid, propanoic acid

• methanoic acid, propanic acid, butanoic acid, ethanoic acid

• methanoic acid, ethanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid

• ethanoic acid, methanoic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid

Which species is the LEAST acidic?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

• butanoic acid
• 2-chlorobutanoic acid
• 3-chlorobutanoic acid
• 4-chlorobutanoic acid

Carboxylic acids can be made from Grignards by treating the Grignard reagents with:

• CO
• diborane
• CO₂
• Pyridine