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Carboxylic acids and esters

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Phenyl ethanoate, CH3COOC6H5\text{CH}_3\text{COOC}_6\text{H}_5CH3​COOC6​H5​, is heated under reflux with an excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide. Which of the following shows the two organic products formed in this reaction?

A

CH3COOH\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}CH3​COOH and C6H5OH\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{OH}C6​H5​OH

B

CH3COONa\text{CH}_3\text{COONa}CH3​COONa and C6H5OH\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{OH}C6​H5​OH

C

CH3COOH\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}CH3​COOH and C6H5ONa\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{ONa}C6​H5​ONa

D

CH3COONa\text{CH}_3\text{COONa}CH3​COONa and C6H5ONa\text{C}_6\text{H}_5\text{ONa}C6​H5​ONa

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Carboxylic acids and esters Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Carboxylic acids and esters

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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