Question

Hydrolysis of an ester given a carboxylic acid which on Kolbe's electrolysis yields ethane. The ester is?

• A. methyl ethanoate
• B. methyl methanoate
• C. ethyl methanoate
• D. methyl propanoate

Answer 1

The correct option is A methyl ethanoate

Gives ethane an kola-be electrolysis means its $C{H}_{3}CO{O}^2$

An ester an hydrolysis gives $C{H}_{3}CO{O}^2$

$\therefore$ it must be ethanoate

$\therefore$ methyl ethanoate