Quiz 14: Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

The ester shown can be produced by heating together a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of a trace of acid.What carboxylic acid and alcohol are needed?

What is the name of the spherical particles formed in solution when specks of oil or grease are surrounded by soap molecules?

The general structure of a soap molecule is shown below.The carboxylate "head" of the soap molecule is best described as which of the following?

Long chain carboxylic acids are known as which of the following?

What carboxylic acid is produced by the oxidation reaction shown?

Hydrolysis of an ester produced the two organic products shown.What is the structure of the original ester?

What type of organic compound is produced in the reaction below? carboxylic acid + alcohol H₂O + ?

Which statement concerning the compound ethanoic acid is FALSE?

Which of the following compounds would have the greatest solubility in water?

Which term is used to describe the hydrolysis of an ester by an aqueous base?

What organic product is formed in the neutralization of benzoic acid?

Which of the following is a generic acyl group?

What product is formed when cinnamaldehyde is oxidized?

Which of the following is the condensed formula for a generic carboxylic acid?

What is the name of the functional group found in all carboxylic acids?

What product,in addition to methanol,is produced in the hydrolysis of methyl ethanoate?

When a carboxylic acid dissolves in water,the ion shown below is formed.What is the name of this type of ion?

Which equation best represents the dissociation of propanoic acid in water?

What two compounds will react to produce hexyl acetate when heated together in the presence of a trace of acid?

What is the IUPAC name for the missing product in the following equation? propanoic acid + ethanol H₂O + ?