A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q281 Mark
Compound Y gives methanol and sodium ethanoate on treatment with aqueous sodium hydroxide. What is the structure of Y?
ACH3CO2CH3
BHCO2C2H5
CHO2CCH2CHO
DHOCH2CH2COOH
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