On hydrolysis, an ester gave a carboxylic acid.The potassium salt of that acid on Kolbeselectrolysis gave ethane. That ester is:

methyl ethanoate

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methyl methanoate

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ethyl methanoate

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ethyl propanoate

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Solution

The correct option is A methyl ethanoate
The potassium salt of that acid on Kolbeselectrolysis gave ethane - so the acid must be ethanoic acid
so the ester must be an "ethanoate".

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Which of the following statements is not true regarding acid-catalysed hydrolysis of carboxylic esters?

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Statement 2: Esters are sweet smelling substances.

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Statement 4: On treating with sodium hydroxide, ester is converted back to alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid.

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