JEE Main20257 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryCarboxylic Acid DerivativesActual
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 funnel. The funnel was shaken vigorously and then kept aside. The ethyl acetate layer in the funnel contains :
Options
- Abenzoic acid
- Bbenzoic acid and aniline
- Cbenzoic acid and chlorobenzene
- Dchlorobenzene and aniline
Correct answer
D. chlorobenzene and aniline
Step-by-step solution
Organic layer in funnel are mixture of chloro benzene and aniline