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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
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 compound has the highest boiling point?
Butane
Dimethyl ether
Propan-1-ol
Ethanoic acid
1-hexanol reacts with PCC/CH2Cl2 produced
hexene
hexanoic acid
hexanal
hexane
Which of the following carboxylic acids is expected to have the highest boiling point?
CH3CH2COOH
CH3CH(OH)COOH
CH2(COOH)2
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 compound cannot be oxidised by KMnO4 to produce carboxylic acid?
methylbenzene
ethylbenzene
chlorobenzene
Which reagent is commonly used to convert carboxylic acids into acid chlorides?
HClSOCl2CL2CH3Cl
HCl
SOCl2
Cl2
CH3Cl
2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced_____
butanone
butanal
butane
butanoic acid
Which of the following acids is the most soluble in water?
ethanoic acid
benzoic acid
pentanoic acid
hexanoic acid
