A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivativesMay/June 2014Paper 1 Q231 Mark
An ester of structural formula CH3CO2CH3 is heated with an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide. What are the two organic products of this reaction?
Aethanoic acid and methanol
Bmethanoic acid and ethanol
Csodium ethanoate and methanol
Dsodium methanoate and ethanol
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