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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Four organic compounds are shown. A mixture containing these four compounds is reacted with hot aqueous sodium hydroxide. The products from this reaction are then acidified. Which organic acids are present in the products?

  • Abutanoic, ethanoic and propanoic acids
  • Bbutanoic, ethanoic and methanoic acids
  • Cethanoic, 3-methylbutanoic and propanoic acids
  • Dmethanoic, 3-methylbutanoic and propanoic acids

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