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Base Catalysed Hydrolysis of Esters

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One mole of an organic compound requires 0.5 moles of oxygen to produce a carboxylic acid. The compound may be :

A

alcohol

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B

ether

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C

ketone

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D

aldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is D aldehyde
The oxidation of one mole of an aldehyde with 0.5 moles of oxygen gives one mole of carboxylic acid.

$R - C H O + 0.5 O_{2} \to R - C O O H$

Option D is correct.

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