Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Compound X has a single ester group. The mass percentage of oxygen in X is 27.6%. Which pair of products could be formed on hydrolysis of X?

  • Abutan-1-ol and ethanoic acid
  • Bethanol and propanoic acid
  • Cmethanol and methanoic acid
  • Dpropan-2-ol and butanoic acid

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