Carboxylic acid

The products of the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol would be

• Ketone and water

• Amide and water

• Acid chloride and water

• Ester and water

Boiling points of carboxylic acids is higher than those of corresponding alcohols is due to

• Strong London dispersion forces

• Strong dipole dipole interaction

• Strong hydrogen bonded dimer

• Strong covalent bond

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

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

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

• CO
• diborane
• CO₂
• Pyridine

1-hexanol reacts with PCC/CH₂Cl₂ produced

• hexene

• hexanoic acid

• hexanal

• hexane

Which of the following compounds known as m-nitrobenzoic acid?

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Which of the following carboxylic acids is expected to have the highest boiling point?

• CH₃CH₂COOH

• CH₃CH(OH)COOH

• CH₂(COOH)₂

• CH₃CH(Cl)COOH

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NGSS.HS-PS1-3

How do you produce a carboxylic acid?

• Reducing a secondary alcohol or ketone
• Reducing a primary alcohol or aldehyde
• Oxidizing a primary alcohol or an aldehyde
• Oxidizing a secondary alcohol or a ketone

Which alkyl benzene cannot be oxidised by KMnO₄ to produce carboxylic acid?

• Toluene

• 2-iodotoluene

• benzene

• ethylbenzene