Exam 17: Carboxylic Acids

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Benzoic acid can be produced by the treatment of bromobenzene with 1. Mg, ether, and 2.) CO₂ followed by acidification.

What is the major organic product obtained from the following reaction?

Consider the data in the Table below to answer the following question: Acidities of Substituted Benzoic and Acetic Acids pK_as at 25 ^$\circ$ C Y-C₆H₄COOH Y Y-CH₂COOH meta para H 4.75 4.19 4.19 CN 2.47 3.64 3.55 OCH₃ 3.57 4.09 4.46 The structure of the strongest acid in the table above is NC-CH₂-COOH.

Which of the following statements is not true regarding benzoic acid acids?

Consider the following reaction. The expected product is

Which of the following is a reactive intermediate in the thermal decarboxylation of a 1,3-diacid?

Consider the following reaction. The major organic product obtained is

The strongest acid of the following is indicated by the Roman numeral ______.

Consider the following ¹H NMR to answer the following question. Spectrum obtained from: SDBSWeb : http://riodb01.ibase.aist.go.jp/sdbs/ (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 11-07-08) This compound is known to contain both a -C=O group and an -OH group. Based on this spectrum, this compound would be classified as aliphatic carboxylic acid.

What is the IUPAC name of the following compound?