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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Ethyl acetoacetate undergoes acid-hydrolysis with dilute HCl to form
Options
A Acetoacetic acid
Correct Answer
B Succinic acid
C Acetic acid
D Adipic acid
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ethyl acetoacetate (CH3COCH2COOC2H5) undergoes acid-hydrolysis with dilute HCl to give acetoacetic acid (CH3COCH2COOH), which then decarboxylates on heating.

Hint

What β-keto acid is formed from hydrolysis of ethyl acetoacetate?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1456 of 1999
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