CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2004

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    An organic compound is boiled with alcoholic potash. The product is cooled and acidified with\[HCl\]. A white solid separates out. The starting compound may be:

    A)  Ethyl benzoate

    B)  Ethyl formate

    C)  Ethyl acetate

    D)  Methyl acetate

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The reaction occurs as follows: \[\underset{ethyl\,benzoate}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,+KOH\xrightarrow{\Delta }{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOK\] \[+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\] \[{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOK+HCl\to \underset{while\,soild}{\mathop{{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{5}}COOH+KCl}}\,\]


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