2-Methyl-4-oxo-pentanoic acid is unlikely to produce 2-Methyl-3-butanone upon strong heating.
Upon heating, the β ketoacid becomes unstable and decarboxylates, leading to the formation of the methyl ketone.
A carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH) attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R−COOH or R−CO2H, with R referring to the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or other group.
Carboxylic acids occur widely. Important examples include the amino acids and fatty acids. Deprotonation of a carboxylic acid gives a carboxylate anion.
Full question :
Q. Which reactant is unlikely to produce the indicated product upon strong heating?
- A) 2,2-Dimethylpropanedioic acid 2-methylpropanoic acid
- B) 2-Ethylpropanedioic acid Butanoic acid
- C) 2-Methyl-3-oxo-pentanoic acid 3-Pentanone
- D) 2-Methyl-4-oxo-pentanoic acid 2-Methyl-3-butanone
- E) 4-Methyl-3-oxo-heptanoic acid 3-Methyl-2-hexanone
Hence, option (D) is correct.
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Answer:
XL(toluene) = 0.77
XL(benzene) = 0.23
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The answeris c, chemicalchange because the atoms in woodand oxygen are rearranged.
False, Atoms are the smallest units of matter that display both the chemical and physical properties of it, based on the structure of the atom.
"Caesium" is the strongest reducing agent in Periodic table.
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