A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · May/June 2023 · Q381 Mark

Which reaction will form propanoic acid?

Aacidic hydrolysis of propyl ethanoate

Balkaline hydrolysis of ethyl propanoate

Cacidic hydrolysis of propanenitrile

Dacidic hydrolysis of ethanenitrile

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C: acidic hydrolysis of propanenitrile

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Topic: Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 38.

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