A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q291 Mark
How many of the compounds shown will react with aqueous sodium hydroxide to form the sodium salt of a carboxylic acid? The compounds are: CH3COOCH2CH3 (an ester), CH3CH2COOH (a carboxylic acid), HCOOCH2CH2CH3 (an ester), (CH3)2CHCOOH (a carboxylic acid).
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