JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Carboxylic Acids Question Bank Preparation of Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

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    When succinic acid is heated, product formed is [Pb. CET 2000]

    A)                 Succinic anhydride          

    B)                 Acetic acid

    C)                 \[C{{O}_{2}}\] and methane      

    D)                 Propionic acid

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               When succinic acid is heated it forms. Succinic anhydride                 \[\underset{Succinic\ acid}{\mathop{\underset{C{{H}_{2}}COOH}{\mathop{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}COOH}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}}\,}}\,\underset{-{{H}_{2}}O}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{\,\,\Delta \,\,\,}}}\,\underset{Succinic\,anhydride}{\mathop{\overset{C{{H}_{2}}CO}{\mathop{\underset{C{{H}_{2}}CO}{\mathop{|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}}\,}}\,\ >O}}\,\]


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