Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question 266
Question: With oxalic acid, glycerol at $ 260^{o}C $ gives
[BHU 1996]
Options:
A) Allyl alcohol
B) Glyceryl mono-oxalate
C) Formic acid
D) Glyceraldehyde
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{Glycerol}{\mathop{\begin{matrix} CH_2-OH \\ \underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{C}}}H-OH \\ CH_2-OH \\ \end{matrix}}}\ +\ \ \begin{matrix} COOH \\ \overset{|}{\mathop{C}}OOH \\ \end{matrix}\xrightarrow{260^{o}C}\underset{\text{Allyl alcohol}}{\mathop{CH_2=CH-CH_2-OH}} $
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