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What is the preferred reason for using thionyl chloride (SOCl2) in reactions involving carboxylic acids?
What is the preferred reason for using thionyl chloride (SOCl2) in reactions involving carboxylic acids?
- It reacts with ammonia to give amides.
- It helps in decarboxylation reactions.
- It reduces carboxylic acids to primary alcohols.
- It escapes the reaction mixture as gas. (correct)
Which reagent is best suited for reducing carboxylic acids to primary alcohols?
Which reagent is best suited for reducing carboxylic acids to primary alcohols?
- Diborane
- Red phosphorus
- Sodium borohydride
- Lithium aluminium hydride (correct)
What happens when carboxylic acids lose carbon dioxide upon heating their sodium salts with sodalime?
What happens when carboxylic acids lose carbon dioxide upon heating their sodium salts with sodalime?
- They produce esters.
- They form ammonium salts.
- They undergo halogenation.
- They give hydrocarbons. (correct)
What is the Kolbe electrolysis reaction known for?
What is the Kolbe electrolysis reaction known for?
Which functional group is not easily reduced by diborane?
Which functional group is not easily reduced by diborane?
What type of reaction occurs when carboxylic acids having an a-hydrogen are halogenated?
What type of reaction occurs when carboxylic acids having an a-hydrogen are halogenated?
What is the product obtained when ammonium salt formed from carboxylic acid is further heated at high temperatures?
What is the product obtained when ammonium salt formed from carboxylic acid is further heated at high temperatures?
What is the function of red phosphorus in halogenation reactions involving carboxylic acids?
What is the function of red phosphorus in halogenation reactions involving carboxylic acids?
What happens when sodium borohydride reacts with a carboxylic group?
What happens when sodium borohydride reacts with a carboxylic group?
