Which one of the following would not give butyl acetate when reacted with 1-butanol?
A
CH3COCl (with pyridine)
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B
CH3COOH (with H2SO4)
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C
CH3−CO−O−CO−CH3 (with pyridine)
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D
CH3CHO (with H2SO4)
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Solution
The correct option is DCH3CHO (with H2SO4) Aldehyde forms hemiacetals and acetals with alcohols as shown but other options will give butyl acetate as product.