Practice Reactions Involving –cooh Group (8.9.3) - Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Question 1.
What does the reduction of carboxylic acids achieve?
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Think about the reagents used.
Question 2.
What gas is released during decarboxylation?
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It is present in the reaction products.
3Question 3.
What type of reaction reduces carboxylic acids to alcohols?
- Oxidation
- Reduction
- Hydrolysis
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Think about the electron transfer.
4Question 4.
True or False: Sodalime can be used for decarboxylation.
- True
- False
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Consider the products formed.
Question 5.
If you have a carboxylic acid with 5 carbons, what would its decarboxylation lead to, and how would you describe the process?
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Think about how many carbons are lost.
Question 6.
Discuss the significance of the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction in synthetic organic chemistry.
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Consider how this reaction can be used in creating improved compounds.

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