The confirmatory test for alkanoic acids in organic qualitative analysis is the?
CHEMISTRY
JAMB 1993
The confirmatory test for alkanoic acids in organic qualitative analysis is the?
- A. turning of wet blue litmus paper red
- B. reaction with alkanols to form esters
- C. reaction with sodium hydroxide to form salt and water
- D. reaction with aqueous Na2COsp3 to liberate a gas which turns lime water milky
Correct Answer: B. reaction with alkanols to form esters
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