Carboxylic Acids Question 44
Question: When an acyl chloride is heated with $ Na $ salt of a carboxylic acid, the product is
[DCE 2003]
Options:
A) An ester
B) An anhydride
C) An alkene
D) An aldehyde
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
When an acyl halide is heated with acid salt, anhydrides are formed $ CH_3COONa+CH_3COCl\xrightarrow{\Delta }\underset{aceticanhydride}{\mathop{{{(CH_3CO)}_2}O}} $
$ +\ NaCl $
BETA
