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Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be ...

Methyl acetate and ethyl acetate can be distinguished by

A

Hot alkaline `KMnO_(4)`

B

Neutral `FeCl_(3)`

C

Iodoform test

D

None of these

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C
Iodoform test is carriied out in hot alkaline medium.Under these conditions the esters will hydrolyse to give corresponding alcohols. Now ethyl alcohol will respond to iodoform test to give yellow ppt.of iodoform while methanol will give no iodoform test.
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