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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Ethyl acetate on heating with sodium ethoxide gives
Options
A Ethyl acetoacetate
Correct Answer
B Sodium acetate
C Ethyl alcohol
D Diethyl ether
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ethyl acetate (CH3COOC2H5) on heating with sodium ethoxide undergoes Claisen condensation to give ethyl acetoacetate (CH3COCH2COOC2H5).

Hint

What β-keto ester is formed from ethyl acetate Claisen condensation?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1458 of 1999
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