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Use the following to answer the questions below: Identify the missing reactant in each of the reactions using the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Ester + ?  acid salt + alcohol

A) water
B) base in water
C) alcohol
D) carboxylic acid

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Carboxylic acids may be prepared by oxidation of

A) ketones
B) secondary alcohols
C) primary alcohols
D) tertiary alcohols

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Question 33

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Use the following to answer the questions below: For each of the compound characterizations, select from the response list the number of constitutional isomers that exist. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Chlorobenzoic acid

Which of the following compounds could not be oxidized to a carboxylic acid?

Which of the following compounds is a constitutional isomer of ethyl ethanoate?

Use the following to answer the questions below: In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: -Statements: (1) Hydrolysis of a mixed acid anhydride produces two different carboxylic acids as products. (2) Short-chain unsubstituted monocarboxylic acids are strong acids, while their longer-chain counterparts are weak acids. (3) The parent alcohol for the ester methyl acetate is methyl alcohol.

Use the following to answer the questions below: For each pair of carboxylic acids, select a correct characterization from the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Oxalic acid, Glutaric acid

Use the following to answer the questions below: For each of the compound characterizations, select from the response list the number of constitutional isomers that exist. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Saturated four-carbon ester

The IUPAC name for the compound is

Use the following to answer the questions below: For each of the compound characterizations, select from the response list the number of constitutional isomers that exist. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Molecular formula of C₃H₆O₂

Use the following to answer the questions below: Identify the missing reactant in each of the reactions using the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all. -Acid + ?  acid salt + H₂O

Which of the following statements concerning carboxylate ions is correct?

The common names for the C₂ mono- and dicarboxylic acids are, respectively,

Which of the following types of inorganic esters would contain two oxygen-carbon single bonds?

Which of the following is the general formula for a phosphate monoester?

The general structural difference between a carboxylic acid and an ester is the same as that between an

Which of the following carboxylic acids is paired with its correct IUPAC name?

Use the following to answer the questions below: In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: -Statements: (1) "Pleasant odor" is a general characteristic of esters. (2) Citric acid is both a tricarboxylic acid and a ketoacid. (3) Esters and carboxylic acids with the same number of carbon atoms and the same degree of saturation are constitutional isomers.

Use the following to answer the questions below: In each of the following multiple-choice questions, characterize EACH of the three given statements as being TRUE or FALSE and then indicate the collective true-false status of the statements using the choices: -Statements: (1) The boiling points of esters are much higher than those of corresponding carboxylic acids. (2) The compound benzoic acid is a heterocylic compound. (3) In linear form, the ester functional group can be represented as -COOR.

The common name for the C₆ unbranched dicarboxylic acid is