JIPMER2015ChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
When a mixture of 1-hexanol and hexanoic acid in diethyl ether is shaken with an aqueous NaHCO ₃ solution, then which of the following is right distribution?
Options
- AIn ether: hexanoic acid; In NaHCO ₃ : 1-hexanol
- BIn ether: 1-hexanol ; In NaHCO ₃ : sodium hexanoate
- CIn ether: sodium hexaonate ; In NaHCO ₃ : 1hexanol
- DIn ether: 1-hexanol ; In NaHCO ₃ : hexanoic acid
Correct answer
B. In ether: 1-hexanol ; In NaHCO ₃ : sodium hexanoate
Step-by-step solution
Hexanoic acid is soluble in ether whereas alcohol is not soluble in NaHCO ₃ solution.