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Methyl propanoate, CH3CH2COOCH3\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOCH}_3CH3​CH2​COOCH3​, is heated under reflux with aqueous potassium hydroxide. Which of the following shows the two organic products formed?

A

CH3CH2COOH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}CH3​CH2​COOH and CH3OH\text{CH}_3\text{OH}CH3​OH

B

CH3CH2COOK\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOK}CH3​CH2​COOK and CH3OK\text{CH}_3\text{OK}CH3​OK

C

CH3CH2COOK\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOK}CH3​CH2​COOK and CH3OH\text{CH}_3\text{OH}CH3​OH

D

CH3CH2COOH\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{COOH}CH3​CH2​COOH and CH3OK\text{CH}_3\text{OK}CH3​OK

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Carboxylic acids and esters Questions

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15 exam-style questions on OCR A A Level Chemistry Carboxylic acids and esters. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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