Propanoic acid is treated with reagent X at room temperature. The organic product of the reaction is sodium propanoate. No gas is produced during the reaction.
What could be reagent X ?
NaOH(aq)
EduNinjaPropanoic acid is treated with reagent X at room temperature. The organic product of the reaction is sodium propanoate. No gas is produced during the reaction.
What could be reagent X ?
NaHCO3(aq)
NaOH(aq)
Na2CO3(aq)
Na2SO4(aq)
Iron is a transition element in the fourth period. Iron forms compounds containing the ions Fe2+ and Fe3+.
E is a complex ion, [Fe(C2O4)2Cl2]4−, containing Fe2+ with a coordination number of 6 .
[Fe(C2O4)2Cl2]4− contains ligands which are anions of ethanedioic acid, HO2CCO2H.
Complete the table to show any observations for the reactions of HO2CCO2H with the named reagents.
Where no change is observed, write 'none'.

Barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2, is a strong base used in inorganic and organic reactions.

Fig. 2.1 shows a reaction scheme involving \(\mathrm{Ba
Ba(OH)2 is used to hydrolyse organic compounds.
Fig. 2.2 shows the reaction of B with Ba(OH)2, followed by acidification.
Draw the structures of the organic products of the process shown in Fig. 2.2.

Fig. 2.2
Which substance, when warmed with aqueous ammonium chloride, would produce an alkaline gas?
CH3CO2H
CH3CH2OH
CH3CO2CH3
CH3CH2ONa
Propanoic acid, CH3CH2CO2H, is a weak acid with Ka=1.34×10−5 moldm−3.
Write an equation for the reaction between sodium hydroxide and propanoic acid.
A compound Y has all of the properties below.
- It is a liquid at 25∘C.
- It mixes completely with water.
- It reacts with aqueous sodium hydroxide.
What could Y be?
ethanoic acid
ethanol
ethene
ethyl ethanoate
An organic compound J reacts with sodium to produce an organic ion with a charge of -3 . J reacts with NaOH(aq) to produce an organic ion with a charge of -1 .
What could be the structural formula of J ?
HO2CCH(OH)CH2CO2H
HO2CCH(OH)CH2CHO
HOCH2CH(OH)CH2CO2H
HOCH2COCH2CHO
Butanoic acid can be produced from 1-bromopropane in two steps using reagents V and W as shown.
What could be reagents V and W ?
V
W
KCN in ethanol
HCl(aq)
KCN in ethanol
NaOH(aq)
NH3 in ethanol
HCl(aq)
NaOH(aq)
H+/Cr2O72−(aq)
Carboxylic acids may be prepared by several different methods.
In which reaction would propanoic acid be formed?
adding ammonium propanoate to dilute sulfuric acid
heating ethyl propanoate with aqueous sodium hydroxide
heating propan-2-ol with acidified potassium manganate(VII) under reflux
heating propyl ethanoate with dilute sulfuric acid
An ester P with a fruity odour has the following structural formula.

Which compounds are produced when P is hydrolysed using hydrochloric acid?
CH3COCl and (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH
CH3CHO and (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH
CH3CO2H and (CH3)2CHCH2CH2CHO
CH3CO2H and (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH