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The silver salt of a fatty acid on reflu...

The silver salt of a fatty acid on refluxing with an alkyl halide gives :

A

acid

B

ester

C

ether

D

amine

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B
On heating with silver sults of fatty acids in alcoholic solution, alkyl halides yield esters.
`R.COOAg + XRto R.COOR + Ag X`
`CH_(3)COOAg+BrC_(2)H_(5)toCH_(3)COOC_(2)H_(5)+AgBr`
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