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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Diesters may be prepared from diacids such as propane-1,3-dioic acid, $\text{HO}_2\text{CCH}_2\text{CO}_2\text{H}$. Which pair of reactants would produce the diester $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OCOCH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CO}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3$?

  • Abutane-1,4-dioic acid and ethanol
  • Bethanedioic acid and propan-1-ol
  • Cethanedioic acid, ethanol and butan-1-ol
  • Dpropane-1,3-dioic acid, ethanol and propan-1-ol

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