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1.

Hydrolysis of an ester gives a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe’s electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is which of the following?

A. Ethyl methonoate
B. Methyl ethanoate
C. Propylamine
D. Ethylamine
Answer» C. Propylamine
2.

When CH3COOH reacts with CH3−Mg−X, which of the following is formed?

A. CH3COX is formed
B. Hydrocarbon is formed
C. Acetone is formed
D. Alcohol is formed
Answer» C. Acetone is formed
3.

When propionic acid is treated with aqueous sodium bicarbonate CO2 is liberated. The ‘C’ of CO2 comes from which of the following?

A. Methyl group
B. Carboxylic acid group
C. Methylene group
D. Bicarbonate
Answer» E.
4.

In a set of the given reactions, acetic acid yielded a product C

A. What would be product C?
B. CH3−C-C2H5(OH)C6H5
C. CH3CH(OH)C2H5
D. CH3COC6H5
E. CH3CH(OH)C6H5
Answer» B. CH3−C-C2H5(OH)C6H5
5.

In the anion HCOO− the two carbon-oxygen bonds are found to be of equal length. What is the reason for it?

A. Electronic orbitals of carbon atom are hybridised
B. The C = O bond is weaker than the C – O bond
C. The anion HCOO− has two resonating structures
D. The anion is obtained by removal of a proton form the acid molecule
Answer» C. The anion HCOO− has two resonating structures
6.

Hydrogenation of C6H5CHOH−COOH over Rh−Al2O3 catalyst in methanol gives which of the following?

A. C6H5CH2COOH
B. C6H11CHOHCOOH
C. C6H5CHOHCH2OH
D. C6H11CH2COOH
Answer» C. C6H5CHOHCH2OH