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Base hydrolysis of an ester with NaOH gives a carboxylic acid whose sodium salt on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is

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ethyl methanoate
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methyl ethanoate
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phenyl benzoate
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ethyl propanoate
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Solution

The correct option is A ethyl methanoate
  • Kolbe's electrolysis involves the electrochemical decarboxylation which results in radical intermediate.
  • Two such intermediates form covalent bond and form product and yield carbon dioxide.
So, the correct option is 'ethyl methanoate'.
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