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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Carboxylic acids can be made by a number of different routes. In which reaction would propanoic acid be produced?

  • Aadding ammonium propanoate to dilute sulfuric acid
  • Bheating ethyl propanoate with aqueous sodium hydroxide
  • Cheating propan-2-ol with acidified potassium manganate(VII) under reflux
  • Dheating propyl ethanoate with dilute sulfuric acid

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