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Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has 278 previous year questions in the Quantrex Academy JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry bank. The 220 questions in this list come from JEE Main (74), NTA Abhyas JEE Main (63), 99 Percentile Qs Bank for JEE Main (39) and 3 other sources, spanning 2002 to 2026. Each question opens on its own page with the options, the correct answer and the worked solution where available.

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The sum of total number of carbonyl groups ( >C=O ) present in the major products X and Y in the following reactions is ____.

Complete the following reaction sequence and give the name of major product 'P'. CH_3-CH_2-C≡ N [(ii) H_3O^+] (i) OH^-/H_2O/Δ [(iv) H_2O] (iii) Cl_2/Red P P (Major product)

The descending order of acidity among the following compounds is: A. Phenol B. 4 -nitrophenol C. 4 -methoxyphenol D. 4 -nitrobenzoic acid E. Benzoic acid Choose the correct answer

The correct order of acidic strength of the major products formed in the given reactions, is : A. B. CH_ 3 CH_ 2 CHO [Δ] [Ag(NH_ 3 )_ 2 ]^ + , OH^ - [B] C. CH_ 4 +O_ 2 [ (ii) Na_

Monocyclic compounds P, Q, R and S are the major products formed in the reaction sequences given below. The product having the highest number of unsaturated carbon atom(s) is-

The correct reaction/reaction sequence that would produce a dicarboxylic acid as the major product is

Mixture of 1 g each of chlorobenzene, aniline and benzoic acid is dissolved in 50 mL ethyl acetate and placed in a separating funnel, 5 M NaOH ( 30 mL) was added in the same

Which of the following compounds is least likely to give effervescence of CO_2 in presence of aq. NaHCO_3 ?

The least acidic compund, among the following is :

Consider the following reactions. From these reactions which reaction will give carboxylic acid as a major product ? (A) R-C ≡ N [ mild condition ] (i) H^ + / H_2 O (B) R-MgX [

Consider the following molecules : The correct order of rate of hydrolysis is :

The total number of compounds from below when treated with hot KMnO_4 giving benzoic acid is :

The compounds that produce CO_2 with aqueous NaHCO_3 solution are: A. B. C. D. E. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A compound ' X^ absorbs 2 moles of hydrogen and ' X^ upon oxidation with KMnO_4 H^ + gives The total number of σ bonds present in the compound ' X^ is______

In the following reaction sequence, the major product P is formed. Glycerol reacts completely with excess P in the presence of an acid catalyst to form Q . Reaction of Q with

What is the structure of C

Identify the product \((P)\) in the following reaction:

Major product \(B\) of the following reaction has _______ \(π\)-bond.

The product (C) in the following sequence of reactions has ______ \(π\) bonds.

Identify major product ‘ P ’ formed in the following reaction.

The azo-dye (Y) formed in the following reactions is Sulphanilic acid + NaNO _ 2 + CH _ 3 COOH → X

In the following reactions, P, Q, R , and S are the major products. The correct statement(s) about P, Q, R , and S is(are)

Consider the following reaction scheme and choose the correct option(s) for the major products Q, R and S .

Match the reactions (in the given stoichiometry of the reactants) in List-I with one of their products given in List-II and choose the correct option. List-I List-II (P) P _ 2 O _

The major product &lsquo; P &rsquo; formed in the following sequence of reactions is

In the reaction given below The product &lsquo; X &rsquo; is :

Major product ' P ' formed in the following reaction is Major product

In a reaction reagents &lsquo; X &rsquo; and &lsquo; Y &rsquo; respectively are:

A trisubstituted compound &#39; A &#39;, C _ 10 H _ 12 O _ 2 gives neutral FeCl _ 3 test positive. Treatment of compound &#39; A &#39; with NaOH and CH _ 3 Br gives C _ 11 H _ 14

Considering the reaction sequence given below, the correct statement(s) is(are)

Find out the major product for the above reaction.

Consider the above reaction and predict the major product.

Two isomers (A) and (B) with Molar mass 184g / mol and elemental compositio C, 52 . 2 % ; H, 49 % and Br42 . 9 % gave benzoic acid and p - bromobenzoic acid, respectively on

In Friedel-Crafts alkylation of aniline, one gets:

Given below are two statements : Statement I : The esterification of carboxylic acid with an alcohol is a nucleophilic acyl substitution. Statement II : Electron withdrawing

Decarboxylation of all six possible forms of diaminobenzoic acids C _ 6 H _ 3 ( NH _ 2 ) _ 2 COOH yields three products A, B and C . Three acids give a product &#39; A &#39;, two

The reagent, from the following, which converts benzoic acid to benzaldehyde in one step is

Two statements are given belwo : Statement I : The melting point of monocarboxylic acid with even number of carbon atoms is higher than that of with odd number of carbon atoms

In the following sequence of reactions a compound A, (molecular formula C _ 6 H _ 12 O _ 2 ) with a straight chain structure gives a C _ 4 carboxylic acid. A is : A LiAlH _ 4 H _

Which one of the following reactions will not yield propanoic acid?

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Chemical Reaction) List - II (Reagent used) a CH _ 3 COOCH _ 2 CH _ 3 → CH _ 3 CH _ 2 OH i CH _ 3 MgBr / H _ 3 O ^ + (one equivalent) b CH

The major product formed in the following reaction is:

The correct sequential addition of reagents in the preparation of 3 - nitrobenzoic acid from benzene is:

Maleic anhydride Maleic anhydride can be prepared by :

The correct order of their reactivity towards hydrolysis at room temperature is:

In the above reaction, the reagent &quot; A &quot; is :

The product &quot; P &quot; in the above reaction is :

What is ' X ' in the given reaction?

The number of compound/s given below which contain/s - COOH group is ___ . (Integer answer) (A) Sulphanilic acid (B) Picric acid (C) Aspirin (D) Ascorbic acid

Which one of the following reactions will not form acetaldehyde?

Which of the following derivatives of alcohols is unstable in an aqueous base?

[P] on treatment with Br _ 2 / FeBr _ 3 in CCl _ 4 produced a single isomer C _ 8 H _ 7 O _ 2 Br wile heating [P] with sodalime gives toluene. The compound [P] is:

An organic compound [A], molecular formula C _ 10 H _ 20 O _ 2 was hydrolyzed with dilute sulphuric acid to given a carboxylic acid [B] and an alcohol [C]. Oxidation of [C] with

The most suitable reagent for the given conversion is:

An ester A(C _ 4 H _ 8 O _ 2 ), on treatment with excess methyl magnesium chloride followed by acidification, gives an alcohol B as the sole organic product. Alcohol B, on

Which of the following compound is not formed in haloform reaction?

In the given reaction R - CH_ 2 - COOH Red P+Br_ 2 → A NH_ 3 → Alanine The name of I^ st reaction and group R is -

Identify the product of above higher esterification reaction.

Which of the acids cannot be prepared by grignard reagent

How many of the following acids will show higher reactivity towards esterification reaction as compared to acetic acid?

In the reaction, CH _ 3 COOH LiAlH _ 4 → (A) I _ 2 + NaOH → (B) → _ Δ ^ Ag(dust) (C) . The final product (C) is&

Compound C in above reaction sequence is

The decreasing order of rate of reaction for the following compounds towards S _ N 2Th (bimolecular nucleophilic substitution with tetrahedral intermediate) reaction is (i)& (ii)&

What is the final product of following reactions?

Which reagent can be used to convert a carboxylic acid chloride into a ketone?

The number of π bonds in the major product will be _____.

Which of the following on treatment with hot concentrated acidified KMnO _ 4 gives 2-methylhexane -1,6-dioic acid as the only organic product?

The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product P is

CH _ 3 CCl _ 3 hydrolysis → acid-2 Correct answer is

Which of the following has highest K _ a value?

The correct order of acidic strength of the following is (I) Oxalic acid HOOC - COOH (II) Malonic acid HOOC - C H _ 2 - COOH (III) Succinic acid HOOC - (C H _ 2 ) _ 2 - COOH (IV)

What represents the best method for converting a carboxylic acid to an aldehyde?

What are the constituent amines formed when the mixture of (a) and (b) undergoes Hofmann bromamide degradation?

The reaction between an alcohol and an acid with the elimination of water molecule is called

Name the end product in the following series of reaction. CH_ 3 COOH → _ Δ ^ NH_ 3 A → _ Δ ^ P _ 4 O _ 10 B

Benzamide on reaction with POC l_ 3 gives

The major product ‘ P ’ formed in the following sequence of reactions is

In the reaction given below The product ‘ X ’ is :

In a reaction reagents ‘ X ’ and ‘ Y ’ respectively are:

A trisubstituted compound ' A ', C _ 10 H _ 12 O _ 2 gives neutral FeCl _ 3 test positive. Treatment of compound ' A ' with NaOH and CH _ 3 Br gives C _ 11 H _ 14

Decarboxylation of all six possible forms of diaminobenzoic acids C _ 6 H _ 3 ( NH _ 2 ) _ 2 COOH yields three products A, B and C . Three acids give a product ' A ', two

In the above reaction, the reagent " A " is :

The product " P " in the above reaction is :

Identify the final product in the given sequence of reaction CH_ 3 COOH LiAIH_ 4 → (A) I _ 2 +NaOH → (B)+Sodium salt Ag(Dust) → (C)