Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

An ester has the formula $\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{COOCH}_2\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{CH}_3$. Which acid and which alcohol combine to form this ester?

  • Aacid: butanoic acid; alcohol: butanol
  • Bacid: butanoic acid; alcohol: propanol
  • Cacid: propanoic acid; alcohol: butanol
  • Dacid: propanoic acid; alcohol: propanol

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