Answer to Question #77693 in Organic Chemistry for Esma Sherwani

Question

8. Describe simple chemical tests to distinguish between the compounds in each of the following pairs. Describe exactly what you would do and what you would see.
a) Propionic acid and methyl propionate
b) p‐Bromobenzoic acid and benzoyl bromide
c) Benzonitrile and benzamide
d) Succinicacid(m.p.182oC)and2‐napthonicacid(m.p.183oC)
e) Acetic anhydride and n‐butyl alcohol
f) Malonic acid (m.p. 130oC) and maleic acid (m.p. 131oC)

Answer 1

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