Carboxylic acids cannot be prepared by the hydrolysis of:

acid amides

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acid chlorides

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acid halides

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alkyl halides

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Solution

The correct option is C alkyl halides
Carboxylic acids can be prepared by the hydrolysis of acid amides, acid chlorides and acid halides.
$R C O - N H_{2} + H O H \to R - C O O H + N H_{3}$
$R C O - C l + H O H \to R - C O O H + H C l$
$R C O - X + H O H \to R - C O O H + H X$
Carboxylic acids can not be prepared by the hydrolysis of alkyl halides.
The hydrolysis of alkyl halides gives alcohol.
$R - X + H O H \to R - O H + H X$

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