Carboxylic Acids Question 108
Question: Which of the acids cannot be prepared by Grignard reagent
[MH CET 2004]
Options:
A) Acetic acid
B) Succinic acid
C) Formic acid
D) All of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Formic acid cannot be prepared by Grignard’s reagent. Higher acids are prepared by the reaction of $ CO_2 $ on Grignard’s reagent $ \underset{acid}{\mathop{\overset{\overset{O}{\mathop{|\ |}}}{\mathop{R-C-OH}}}}+Mg(OH)X $
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