Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What is the action of following reagents on ethanoic acid?
P2O5/heat
Advertisements
Solution
Ethanoic acid on heating with strong dehydrating agent P2O5 forms acetic anhydride.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{............}\ce{O}\phantom{........}\ce{O}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{............}||\phantom{........}||\phantom{}\\
\ce{\underset{\text{Ethanoic acid}}{2CH3COOH} ->[\ce{P2O5}/\Delta] \underset{\text{Acetic anhydride}}{CH3 _ C - O - C - CH3} + H2O}
\end{array}\]
RELATED QUESTIONS
Complete the synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or product.
Complete the synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or product.
Complete the synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or product.
Write a note on ‘aldol condensation’.
What is the action of phenyl hydrazine on propanone?
Write only reactions for the preparation of benzophenone from benzonitrile.
Complete the following reaction:
\[\ce{(C6H5CH2)2Cd + 2CH3COCI}\]
Answer the following in one sentence.
Write reaction showing conversion of ethanenitrile into ethanol.
Answer the following in one sentence.
Name the product obtained by reacting toluene with carbon monoxide and hydrogen chloride in presence of anhydrous aluminium chloride.
What is the action of following reagents on ethanoic acid?
SOCl2/heat
What is the action of following reagents on ethanoic acid?
sodalime/heat
The formation of aldehyde from an alkyl cyanide using SnCl2/conc.HCl is known as ____________.
An acylchloride is hydrogenated over catalyst palladium on barium sulphate to form an aldehyde. This reaction is called as ______.
Which of the following is a Stephen reaction?
Which of the following represents Etard's reaction?
Rosenmund reduction of ____________ yields benzaldehyde.
Identify the compound A and Bin following reaction.
\[\ce{CH3Cl ->[KCN(alc)][\Delta] A ->[2H2O][HCl] B + NH4Cl}\]
Identify 'A' in the following reaction:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...........}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{...........}||\\
\ce{2A + (C6H5CH2)2 Cd -> 2CH3 - C - CH2 - C6H5 + CdCl2}\end{array}\]
Which among the following compounds is obtained when benzene is treated with CO and HCl in presence of catalyst anhydrous AlCl3 and Cu2Cl2 under high pressure?
Identify 'A' in the following reaction.
\[\ce{A ->[H2][Pd-BaSO4] C6H5CHO + HCl}\]
Identify product A in the following reaction:
\[\ce{Acetyl chloride + Dibenzylcadmium -> A}\]
Chromyl chloride converts methyl group to a chromium complex, which on acid hydrolysis gives corresponding aldehyde. This reaction is called ____________.
Which of the following on heating with aqueous KOH, produces acetaldehyde?
Z is:
Explain Rosenmund reduction reaction.
Write the name of the product formed when ethanoyl chloride is treated with dimethyl cadmium.
Identify the product when alkyl alkanoate is hydrolysed with dil. HCl obtained when.
