Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
How will you convert an acid into an est...

How will you convert an acid into an ester without using an alcohol?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Using -diazomethane. Acid reacts with diazomethane `(CH_2 ~N_2)` to form an ester. `RCOOH+CH_2 ~N_2 stackreldry oher rarr RCOOCH_3+N_2` `
ll (cartoxylic
(diazomethaite)
` : ester. acid).
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ALCOHOLS,PHENOLS AND ETHERS

    V PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|103 Videos

  • AMINES

    V PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|90 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

How will you convert ethyne into Benzene?

How will you convert benzene into aniline?

How will you convert ethanol to ethylene?

How will you convert: Benzene into aniline?

How will you convert propyne into propanone

How will you convert methanamine into ethanamine ?

How will you convert: Benzene to toluene

How will you convert acetone into ethanoic acid?

How will you convert propanoic acid into the following componds? Ethane

V PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-QUESTION BANK
  1. Why formic acid(HCOOH) does not give HVZ reaction but CH3COOH does

    Text Solution

    |

  2. How will you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carb...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. How will you convert an acid into an ester without using an alcohol?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Though butanol and butanal have the same solubility in water, there is...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Give the fomula and IUPAC name of an aliphatic aldehyde having 5 carbo...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Suggest a method to convert a primary alcohol into an acid with one mo...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. "Arrange the following in increasing order of acid strength : CICH2C...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. How will you test aldehydes and ketones with: (i) Tollen's reagent (ii...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. An organic compound A with molecular formula Ck H8 O. forms an' orange...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Compund X with molecular formula C9H10 O forms a semicarbazone and giv...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The compound C4 H8 Cl2 (A) an hydrolysis gives a compound C4 H8 O1(B)....

    Text Solution

    |

  12. A ketone (A) which undergoes halaform reaction gives compound (B) an r...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Compound A, C4 H8O2 has the following properties. (i) It reacts with ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. A liquid (X) having molecular formula 'C6 H12 O2^*' is hydrolysed...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Compound (A) 'C6 H12 O2' an reduction with LiAl H4 yielded two c...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Complete the following reactions by identifying (A), (B) and ( C ): ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. In the Cannizzaro reaction 2 Ph+CHO overset(overset(Θ)OH) rarr Ph-CH2...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Which of the following will react with H2 O

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The product obtained in a oxymercuration (HgSO4+H2 SO4) of 1 -b...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A mixture of benzaldehyde and formaldehyde on heating with aqueous NaO...

    Text Solution

    |