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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

The ester, $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CO}_2\text{CH}_3$, is broken down by boiling it with aqueous sodium hydroxide. What compound is one of the products?

  • Aethanol
  • Bpropan-1-ol
  • Csodium methanoate
  • Dsodium propanoate

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