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WorksheetsCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
Which of these statements is FALSE regarding the following reaction?
The reactant can be synthesized in a reaction between an alcohol and an acid chloride.
The carbon-oxygen bond in the product is longer than the carbon-oxygen bond of the carbonyl in the reactant.
The reactant has a lower pKa than the product.
The product can react with SOCl2 to form 1-chloropropane
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
Which of the following acids is the most soluble in water?
acetic acid
benzoic acid
stearic acid
Caprylic acid
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
Give the name for the below structure based on IUPAC nomenclature.
A 2-methyl-4-butanoic acid
B 2-methyl-4-pentanoic acid
C 3-methylbutanoic acid
D 3-methylpentanoic acid
Which carboxylic acid is most acidic?
CH3CH2CH2COOH
CH3CH2CH(Cl)COOH
CH3CH(Cl)CH2COOH
ClCH2CH2CH2COOH
Reaction of a carboxylic acid and a primary amine will produce:
a substituted ammonium salt if heat is added
a secondary amine
a tertiary amine
an amide if heat is added
When benzyl alcohol is oxidised with KMnO4, the product obtained is which of the following compound?
Benzaldehyde
Benzoic acid
CO2 and H2O
Benzophenone
In the below sequence of reactions, A and B are which of the following?
(CH3)2C(OH)CN, (CH3)2C(OH)COOH
(CH3)2C(OH)CN, (CH3)2C(OH)2
(CH3)2C(OH)CN, (CH3)2CHCOOH
(CH3)2C(OH)CN, (CH3)2C=O
