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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Propyl methanoate is hydrolysed using $\text{NaOH}(aq)$ at $20\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to produce two products, X and Y. Product X is an alcohol. The experimental data are shown. Which row is correct?

  • A$5.00 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}\text{s}^{-1}$, $\text{HCOONa}$
  • B$5.00 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}\text{s}^{-1}$, $\text{HCOOH}$
  • C$7.33 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}\text{s}^{-1}$, $\text{HCOONa}$
  • D$7.33 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}\text{s}^{-1}$, $\text{HCOOH}$

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